debutante
noun
deb·u·tante
ˈde-byu̇-ˌtänt 
: one making a debut (see debut entry 1) : debutant
especially
: a young woman making her formal entrance into society
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Pic has awareness because of Wilson’s highly public dispute with her producers, but insiders say there is a real film here, a musical about a town’s annual debutante ball that has satirical overtones.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Brown didn’t try to integrate a traditional score but rather to voice as distinctly as possible the show’s competing populations of affluent middle-aged women, Black debutantes, gay lovers, spiritual seekers and, of course, the cabaret stylings of M’Lady herself.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
The quintessential presentation of the debutante by male escorts, for example, drew the criticism of those in training.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Despite the thwarting efforts of her rival debutantes, Maxine arrives at the ball with an exclamation point, draped in a white zibeline gown adorned with silver beads and shells.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 June 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
Brown didn’t try to integrate a traditional score but rather to voice as distinctly as possible the show’s competing populations of affluent middle-aged women, Black debutantes, gay lovers, spiritual seekers and, of course, the cabaret stylings of M’Lady herself.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
The quintessential presentation of the debutante by male escorts, for example, drew the criticism of those in training.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Despite the thwarting efforts of her rival debutantes, Maxine arrives at the ball with an exclamation point, draped in a white zibeline gown adorned with silver beads and shells.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 June 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debutante. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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debutante
noun
deb·u·tante
ˈdeb-yu̇-ˌtänt
: a young woman making her debut
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