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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Fortune’s series, The Good Life, shows how up-and-coming leaders spend their time and money outside of work.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Daddy Yankee has long given advice to up-and-coming artists.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Panahi, along with other up-and-coming filmmakers, began circumventing the official channels, sending one version of his films’ scripts to government censors and filming another.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Canada’s young, up-and-coming players also showed their inexperience as Watford winger Nestory Irankunda jumped on a Canadian defensive blunder close to goal in the 71st minute for the lone goal of the match.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Daddy Yankee has long given advice to up-and-coming artists.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Panahi, along with other up-and-coming filmmakers, began circumventing the official channels, sending one version of his films’ scripts to government censors and filming another.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Canada’s young, up-and-coming players also showed their inexperience as Watford winger Nestory Irankunda jumped on a Canadian defensive blunder close to goal in the 71st minute for the lone goal of the match.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Up-and-coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-coming. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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