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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The list of potential suspects is not only long, but stacked with Oscar winners, A-listers, and rising stars.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
During an interview for the award with TIME’s Sean Gregory, she was asked about all the noise about Clark, a rising star in her own right in the women’s game, not being selected to the United States women’s national team for the most recent Olympics in Paris.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Beyond these headliners, the lineup includes a flurry of rising stars including recent Billboard Dance Rookies of the month jigitz and Inji, along with other rising acts such as Swimming Paul, Nitepunk, Kaleena Zanders.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025
From beauty mogul to SERHANT 's rising star, Tricia Lee Riley enters Season 2 of Owning Manhattan poised for her biggest year yet — confident, relentless, and redefining what success looks like.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 8 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
During an interview for the award with TIME’s Sean Gregory, she was asked about all the noise about Clark, a rising star in her own right in the women’s game, not being selected to the United States women’s national team for the most recent Olympics in Paris.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Beyond these headliners, the lineup includes a flurry of rising stars including recent Billboard Dance Rookies of the month jigitz and Inji, along with other rising acts such as Swimming Paul, Nitepunk, Kaleena Zanders.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025
From beauty mogul to SERHANT 's rising star, Tricia Lee Riley enters Season 2 of Owning Manhattan poised for her biggest year yet — confident, relentless, and redefining what success looks like.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising%20star. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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