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Recent Examples of deb
Still, a high deb burden remains a key risk factor.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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
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
Ratings were dwarfed by those of the first Republican deb ate of 2015, when 24 million viewers tuned in to watch Trump spar with moderator Megyn Kelly.
—Jaclyn Gallucci, Fortune, 28 June 2019
Presentations: As a sub deb in Apollo, Les Pierrettes and Squires, and as a princess in the Grant Ball of Osiris.
—NOLA.com, 24 June 2017
Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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
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
Ratings were dwarfed by those of the first Republican deb ate of 2015, when 24 million viewers tuned in to watch Trump spar with moderator Megyn Kelly.
—Jaclyn Gallucci, Fortune, 28 June 2019
Presentations: As a sub deb in Apollo, Les Pierrettes and Squires, and as a princess in the Grant Ball of Osiris.
—NOLA.com, 24 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deb
Noun
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Bridgerton reimagines this historical moment with a modern, inclusive twist, while showcasing the customs, debutante balls, and societal expectations of aristocratic London.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Even the British royal family canceled debutante balls.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ortega is set to star as the ingenue pool hall amateur who learns the ways of lifelong pool hustler De Niro.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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These hopes and expectations betrayed the innocence of ingenues.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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
Noun
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He’s never raced on dirt, his four races having been contested on turf and synthetic surfaces, and his lone start outside of the maiden ranks came in March.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Gauff, who won her maiden major at the U.S. Open in 2023, beat Bencic at the same stage at this year’s Australian Open, also recording a comeback victory.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Deb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deb. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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