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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Comparing the Oklahoma running back to Super Bowl champion Isiah Pacheco and putting the Sooners' rising star on the national radar.
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Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The Bearcats will also face Richland, a program that lost a lot of talent but is bound to have rising stars.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Lieber has been a rising star at Amazon MGM Studios valued particularly for his genre expertise.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
What is the potential for development of Southeast Asian contemporary art and its rising stars?
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The Bearcats will also face Richland, a program that lost a lot of talent but is bound to have rising stars.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Lieber has been a rising star at Amazon MGM Studios valued particularly for his genre expertise.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
What is the potential for development of Southeast Asian contemporary art and its rising stars?
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rising star
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising%20star. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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