rising star
noun
: a person or thing that is growing quickly in popularity or importance in a particular field
a rising star in politics
Examples of rising star in a Sentence
a politician who is a rising star in the Republican Party
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The former lieutenant colonel, once viewed as a rising star in the Corps, became a conservative favorite for his statements.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Madekwe is a rising star who has appeared in the likes of Gran Turismo, Saltburn and Midsommar.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Cawthorn, 30, served one term in Congress representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, but his constituents voted him out of office after a series of scandals turned him from a rising star in the Republican Party to a name associated with trouble.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The movie sees Cookson star as Maria Gomez, a rising star at Interpol, who is parachuted into The Hive – a high-tech, highly classified command unit — just as a bomb goes off during a summit in Tenerife.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Madekwe is a rising star who has appeared in the likes of Gran Turismo, Saltburn and Midsommar.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Cawthorn, 30, served one term in Congress representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, but his constituents voted him out of office after a series of scandals turned him from a rising star in the Republican Party to a name associated with trouble.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The movie sees Cookson star as Maria Gomez, a rising star at Interpol, who is parachuted into The Hive – a high-tech, highly classified command unit — just as a bomb goes off during a summit in Tenerife.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising%20star. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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