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Definition

a first presentation

in various senses, including:

the first performance of a new play
the introduction of a new product
the introduction of a young woman to society at a social event held in her honor (a debutante ball)

debuts = introduces (or presents for the first time)

debuts = is presented for the first time

This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera
they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
She was to make her debut on the third of January, at a magnificent ball.
Anne Bronte -- Agnes Grey
I made my debut as singer and fortune-teller that night at Limraigh, with considerable success.
Diana Gabaldon -- Outlander

debut = first presentation

Jorge was very picky about making sure it looked exactly right before we debuted my new look.
Gaby Rodriguez -- The Pregnancy Project

debuted = first presented

The year before his debut they gave up 425 points; his first year they gave up 257 points.
Michael Lewis -- The Blind Side

debut = first performance

Since we first debuted on NPR in spring 2005, we have been inundated with calls, letters, and e-mails from people wishing to participate in This I Believe in some way.
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe II

debuted = were presented (for the first time)

Portia and Cinna receive huge cheers, of course, they've been brilliant, had a dazzling debut.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games

debut = first presentation

I've heard it said that the week in which a young girl prepares for her debut as an apprentice geisha is like when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

debut = first presentation

What did they say last night about my fiery debut at the Games?
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games

debut = first presentation

After ten or fifteen minutes the two women agreed on a figure representing how much I'd earned since my debut.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
It's true that in the better geisha districts of Tokyo, such as Shimbashi and Akasaka, a girl must master the arts if she expects to make her debut.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
Hatsumomo had certainly pushed her from the very day of her debut, so much that she'd begun to lose weight lately and hardly looked herself.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
This is exactly what happened to Hatsumomo in my eyes after she brought my debut to a standstill.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
Let's agree, then, that you'll be ready to make your debut as soon as you've stopped a man in his tracks just by flicking your eyes at him.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
I was so eager to make my debut that even if Mameha had challenged me to make a tree fall by looking at it, I'm sure I would have tried.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
She was delaying my debut to give everyone time to take notice of me.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha
Her eyes never met mine for more than a flicker of an instant; probably she couldn't help thinking of the effect her debut was having on me.
Arthur Golden -- Memoirs of a Geisha

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