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Recent Examples of rising star
Since being elected in 2022, the former state representative has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
His name is Duke Shelby, and he's played by rising star Barry Keoghan.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Inside the Talarico decision The CBS intervention stemmed from Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Texas state representative and rising star in the Democratic Party, who is currently running in the Texas Senate primary.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Jordan Stolz is speed skating’s rising star.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
His name is Duke Shelby, and he's played by rising star Barry Keoghan.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Inside the Talarico decision The CBS intervention stemmed from Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Texas state representative and rising star in the Democratic Party, who is currently running in the Texas Senate primary.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Jordan Stolz is speed skating’s rising star.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rising star
Noun
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The display took place about two months after the comer reached its closest distance to the sun, and allowed researchers to better catalog more of the comet’s various organic molecules, including cyanide, methane, and methanol.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Feb. 2026
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Yet such events are always pointedly open to all comers, including liberals.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Probst had already written and directed a taut thriller called Finder’s Fee starring James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, and a young up-and-comer named Ryan Reynolds.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 62-year-old McCarthy's not a young up-and-comer like Seattle's Klint Kubiak.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Rising star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rising%20star. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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