as in maid
a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
The invitation-only event is a prized ticket for the city's debutantes.
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Recent Examples of debutante
This year, Apple Martin (the daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin) and Lucia Ponti (granddaughter of Sophia Loren) were invited as honorary debutantes.
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
Even in the case of debutantes, the power of aggregated numerical data is lauded.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Group Stage Five debutantes set the stage for an intriguing and unpredictable group stage, which featured some shocks and upsets from the off.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Staged at The Dorchester Hotel, where Hubert de Givenchy held his first UK show in 1955, the collection felt like peeking into a 1950’s debutante’s wardrobe.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
Even in the case of debutantes, the power of aggregated numerical data is lauded.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Group Stage Five debutantes set the stage for an intriguing and unpredictable group stage, which featured some shocks and upsets from the off.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Staged at The Dorchester Hotel, where Hubert de Givenchy held his first UK show in 1955, the collection felt like peeking into a 1950’s debutante’s wardrobe.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
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The film follows Allie (Danica McKellar), a down-on-her-luck New York hotel maid who lands an unexpected job taking care of a young European princess.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who subsequently spent Tuesday night and much of the following day in a police cell, is believed to be a maid at the palace and was on a night out with around 50 members of palace staff at the time, according to The Sun newspaper.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the eye-opening tell-all, Presley wrote that Jackson was a virgin when the two first got romantically involved in 1994.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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On Michael Jackson Lisa Marie claims her ex-husband Michael Jackson was a virgin.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Oct. 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
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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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Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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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
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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