Cinderella
noun
Cin·der·el·la
ˌsin-də-ˈre-lə 
: one resembling the fairy-tale Cinderella: such as
a
: one suffering undeserved neglect
b
: one suddenly lifted from obscurity to honor or significance
Cinderella
adjective
Examples of Cinderella in a Sentence
a company that is the Cinderella of the computer industry
The team is the Cinderella of the tournament.
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Howard’s many successful films include The Paper, A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Cinderella Man.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Webber was recently Emmy nominated, alongside Dilley, for exec producing an ABC News Studios doc on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
That's around as wide as Cinderella's Castle in Walt Disney World Florida is tall.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Cinderella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cinderella. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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