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up-and-coming

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The theater likes to feature up-and-coming singers and comedians.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

working hard to promote an enterprise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: energetic, gumptious, industrious

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: émergent — emerging, aspiring
  • French: prometteur — emerging, aspiring
  • German: aufstrebend — emerging, aspiring
  • German: ehrgeizig — emerging, aspiring
  • German: vielversprechend — emerging, aspiring
  • Greek: ανερχόμενος (anerchómenos) — emerging, aspiring
  • Hungarian: feltörekvő — emerging, aspiring
  • Polish: dobrze rokujący — emerging, aspiring
  • Spanish: en alza — emerging, aspiring
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