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Recent Examples of up-and-comer
Not even three minutes into his first-ever playoff game in 2025, the feisty up-and-comer picked up his first postseason foul.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
There was a time in his career when Bryce Harper was the up-and-comer who played with swagger and intensity.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Another up-and-comer working on that production was Bruce Lee.
—Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
In a perfect world, there's a tie between beloved veteran actor Lindo and up-and-comer Elordi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
If Hawkins leaves, Chiefs safety Bryan Cook, Rams veteran Kamren Curl and Seahawks up-and-comer Coby Bryant are the names to know.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
In Killing Eve, young Carolyn is played in one ep by Black Mirror actor Imogen Daines, but the BBC has opted for up-and-comer Skelly in Honey, which looks set to be one of its biggest 2026 launches.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
There was a time in his career when Bryce Harper was the up-and-comer who played with swagger and intensity.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Another up-and-comer working on that production was Bruce Lee.
—Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
In a perfect world, there's a tie between beloved veteran actor Lindo and up-and-comer Elordi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
If Hawkins leaves, Chiefs safety Bryan Cook, Rams veteran Kamren Curl and Seahawks up-and-comer Coby Bryant are the names to know.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
In Killing Eve, young Carolyn is played in one ep by Black Mirror actor Imogen Daines, but the BBC has opted for up-and-comer Skelly in Honey, which looks set to be one of its biggest 2026 launches.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for up-and-comer
comer
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Or one who ranks as the top up-and-comer in the country.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beau's elders include two US senators, a collegiate basketball coach Bayh is the fourth Birch Evans Bayh, the newest comer in an American political dynasty.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Up-and-comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up-and-comer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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