rising star
noun
: a person or thing that is growing quickly in popularity or importance in a particular field
a rising star in politics
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a politician who is a rising star in the Republican Party
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That fall of 2016, Sarah, a rising star in the tiny world of academia in German literature, went overseas on the Fulbright to study travel writing from the 1700s at the Technical University of Dresden.
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Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The team has long been championed as a roster filled with rising stars, most notably Real Madrid’s Caicedo, but those stars are now more seasoned after enjoying some stability under head coach Ángelo Marsiglia.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The keynote rebuttal typically goes to a rising star in the opposition party, and Spanberger secured one of the Democrats’ biggest wins last year, flipping Virginia’s governorship by a 15-point margin.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
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Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
The team has long been championed as a roster filled with rising stars, most notably Real Madrid’s Caicedo, but those stars are now more seasoned after enjoying some stability under head coach Ángelo Marsiglia.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026
The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2026
The keynote rebuttal typically goes to a rising star in the opposition party, and Spanberger secured one of the Democrats’ biggest wins last year, flipping Virginia’s governorship by a 15-point margin.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising%20star. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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