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Recent Examples of deb
Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The debutante fashion show is a requirement for the girls to complete the personal development part of the 16-month deb program.
—Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
Richardson delves into a variety of fascinating deb scenes, including African-American traditions dating back to Reconstruction.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
Doing an outstanding job as commentators for the show were Nareh Derhartounian and Sammy Aydin, who were part of the 2018 deb group.
—Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
Whether a deb plans to wear her dress again at her wedding, or realizes a strapless A-line gown really doesn’t fit her personality, there is definitely some practicality to the white-gown tradition.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2017
To help prepare them, the ball’s year-long Mentor Program matches each girl with a past deb who has attended the same college or university and shares an interest in the same profession or avocation.
—Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2017
Whether a deb plans to wear her dress again at her wedding, or realizes a strapless A-line gown really doesn’t fit her personality, there is definitely some practicality to the white-gown tradition.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The debutante fashion show is a requirement for the girls to complete the personal development part of the 16-month deb program.
—Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
Richardson delves into a variety of fascinating deb scenes, including African-American traditions dating back to Reconstruction.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
Doing an outstanding job as commentators for the show were Nareh Derhartounian and Sammy Aydin, who were part of the 2018 deb group.
—Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 3 June 2019
Whether a deb plans to wear her dress again at her wedding, or realizes a strapless A-line gown really doesn’t fit her personality, there is definitely some practicality to the white-gown tradition.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2017
To help prepare them, the ball’s year-long Mentor Program matches each girl with a past deb who has attended the same college or university and shares an interest in the same profession or avocation.
—Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2017
Whether a deb plans to wear her dress again at her wedding, or realizes a strapless A-line gown really doesn’t fit her personality, there is definitely some practicality to the white-gown tradition.
—Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deb
Noun
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Of course, her parents' love story did somewhat heighten the stakes of the occasion, the debutante admits.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ojai also introduced the debutante of the year, accordionist Ljubinka Kulisic, a purveyor of wow.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Purser’s Anne isn’t the demure ingenue of more traditional productions, even though McDonald’s Edouard Dindon has no problem playing the farcical parental heavy.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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It’s been one of the difficult things as a young woman in Hollywood that was often [being] put in the ingenue category.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Kirby Smith and Cassie Selden, a spirited demoiselle from Lynchburg, Virginia, married in 1861.Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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While sauntering through the presentation, which felt more like a spring picnic than fashion show (guests sipped on glasses of rosé and plucked strawberries from overflowing trays), one particularly striking demoiselle caught the eye.Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2018
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The Bianconeri will be hoping that the Dutch international – who was named in the Serie A Team of the Season last term for his displays with Atalanta – takes his own advice, turning in one of his best performances here and netting a long overdue maiden goal for the club.Adam Digby, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Several presidents were among the passengers; Margaret Truman, a president's daughter, came along for the record-breaking maiden voyage.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Deb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deb. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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