rising star

American  

[rahy-zing stahr] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ ˈstɑr /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of rising star

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

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rising star

But just as he’d been taught, a few days later, the Trojans’ rising star already was on to the next play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

This marks the second consecutive time Old Man Markey has fended off a former rising star in the party, having tanked Joe Kennedy III’s challenge in 2020.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

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

He said, “John Kwang. The rising star of the east. Prince of Northern Boulevard. What goes on?”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee