rising star

American

[rahy-zing stahr] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ ˈstɑr /

noun

a person or thing that is rapidly attracting favorable attention.

She was a brilliant mathematician and a rising star in her field.
This company is one of the rising stars on Facebook, with a huge increase in the number of fans in the last six months alone.

Etymology

Origin of rising star

First recorded in 1600–10

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They failed in their pursuit of 19-year-old rising star Yan Diomande, who went to Real Madrid from RB Leipzig for a fee worth up to £120m.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Like El-Sayed, Moss is a progressive millennial who has long been a rising star in Michigan Democratic politics.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

ElevenLabs -- a rising star in AI voice tech -- built "ElevenReader Voice Chat," which it says "turns any book into a two-way conversation."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, the movement’s rising star in Congress, has served in the House since 2019.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

He was clearly a rising star of astronomy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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