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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Their rising star guard suffered a season-ending injury in November.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Not even rising star Ashley Padilla could stand up to this level of torture.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
Some military contractors were already cutting ties with Anthropic, a rising star in the tech industry that sells Claude to a variety of businesses and government agencies.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Barnes suggested that rising star Nate Ament could return from his ankle injury.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Not even rising star Ashley Padilla could stand up to this level of torture.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2026
Some military contractors were already cutting ties with Anthropic, a rising star in the tech industry that sells Claude to a variety of businesses and government agencies.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, Barnes suggested that rising star Nate Ament could return from his ankle injury.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising%20star. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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