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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Bringing such works back to life includes up-and-coming performers, concert masters and even Chouchan himself.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Eighteen up-and-coming designers presented five looks from their design thesis collection highlighting certain themes.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Among its offerings, Catalyze360 offers lab facilities for up-and-coming biotech firms; houses an investment arm called Lilly Ventures; and has a program that helps companies navigate the complex clinical trial process.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz,jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Gabriel Gargari, an American, left his career as an up-and-coming opera singer after going on a retreat in Ibiza and discovering Ke Ala Hoku, or Pathway to the Stars, a form of the Polynesian slow-massage tradition lomilomi.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Eighteen up-and-coming designers presented five looks from their design thesis collection highlighting certain themes.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Among its offerings, Catalyze360 offers lab facilities for up-and-coming biotech firms; houses an investment arm called Lilly Ventures; and has a program that helps companies navigate the complex clinical trial process.
—Morgan Chittum,kevin Stankiewicz,jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Gabriel Gargari, an American, left his career as an up-and-coming opera singer after going on a retreat in Ibiza and discovering Ke Ala Hoku, or Pathway to the Stars, a form of the Polynesian slow-massage tradition lomilomi.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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