up-and-coming
adjective
up-and-com·ing
ˌəp-ən(d)-ˈkə-miŋ 
ˌəp-ᵊm-
: gaining prominence and likely to advance or succeed
an up-and-coming young actor
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Fortune’s series, The Good Life, shows how up-and-coming leaders spend their time and money outside of work.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Those are not the moves of an organization still content on being an up-and-coming young team.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Ackie is in early talks to join the up-and-coming Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries, who is playing the titular supervillain in the movie from Speak No Evil director James Watkins.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Auchincloss, a Marine veteran, is viewed as more moderate than Markey and recently joined a group of up-and-coming Democrats trying to force the party to move away from its condescending stances on many issues, which have turned off voters.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Those are not the moves of an organization still content on being an up-and-coming young team.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Ackie is in early talks to join the up-and-coming Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries, who is playing the titular supervillain in the movie from Speak No Evil director James Watkins.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Auchincloss, a Marine veteran, is viewed as more moderate than Markey and recently joined a group of up-and-coming Democrats trying to force the party to move away from its condescending stances on many issues, which have turned off voters.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025
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“Up-and-coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-coming. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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