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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In the 1990s, Laurel Prussing was an up-and-coming young member of the Illinois House from downstate Urbana.
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Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Some 15 artists — most but not all of them young and up-and-coming, all of them friends and friends of friends, every one of them scrappy and talented — now work in former shops and offices scattered throughout the three-story mall and office building.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Uy Scuti Bøyz [YSL] You’d be hard pressed to find an up-and-coming Atlanta rapper who doesn’t want to pay their respects to Young Thug, but not all of them are signed to his label.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Based on a short story by Dave Eggers that was turned into a script by Heller, the film is a love letter to baseball and offers a plum part to an up-and-coming leading man.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Some 15 artists — most but not all of them young and up-and-coming, all of them friends and friends of friends, every one of them scrappy and talented — now work in former shops and offices scattered throughout the three-story mall and office building.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Uy Scuti Bøyz [YSL] You’d be hard pressed to find an up-and-coming Atlanta rapper who doesn’t want to pay their respects to Young Thug, but not all of them are signed to his label.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Based on a short story by Dave Eggers that was turned into a script by Heller, the film is a love letter to baseball and offers a plum part to an up-and-coming leading man.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Up-and-coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-coming. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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