rising star

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Recent Examples of rising star The Vikings needed more depth, after losing newcomer Rondale Moore to a season-ending knee injury and rising star Jordan Addison to a three-game suspension to start the season. Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 Comparing the Oklahoma running back to Super Bowl champion Isiah Pacheco and putting the Sooners' rising star on the national radar. Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 Lieber has been a rising star at Amazon MGM Studios valued particularly for his genre expertise. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025 Pearson has capitalized on his rising star by setting up a political action committee and supporting some local Memphis candidates and Democrats outside of Tennessee. Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rising star
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising star
comer
Noun
  • SpaceX sells launch services to all comers and typically offers the lowest price per kilogram to orbit.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Onlookers said in a story published Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel that Amesty, a 30-year-old former Florida state representative, seemingly leveraged her status as a politically connected up-and-comer to help her game the justice system.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising%20star. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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