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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The gallery hosted works by up-and-coming artists to which the clothes complemented the artwork.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
By 2018, the enthusiastic response led to Girl + Hair’s inclusion in the Target Takeoff Program, which helps up-and-coming brands scale their products to the next level.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
An up-and-coming journalist, his work has appeared in New York Magazine and the Washington Post, and in 2024 he was hired as a political correspondent for Vogue.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There was a time when any of these goals seemed unattainable for the University of Florida men’s basketball program – until March 27, 1996, when Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley hired the up-and-coming Donovan who turned the Gators into a perennial national power.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
By 2018, the enthusiastic response led to Girl + Hair’s inclusion in the Target Takeoff Program, which helps up-and-coming brands scale their products to the next level.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
An up-and-coming journalist, his work has appeared in New York Magazine and the Washington Post, and in 2024 he was hired as a political correspondent for Vogue.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There was a time when any of these goals seemed unattainable for the University of Florida men’s basketball program – until March 27, 1996, when Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley hired the up-and-coming Donovan who turned the Gators into a perennial national power.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for up-and-coming
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“Up-and-coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-coming. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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