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[ uhp-uhn-kuhm-ing ] / ˈʌp ənˈkʌm ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR up-and-coming ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelikely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive. Origin of up-and-comingAn Americanism dating back to 1840–50 OTHER WORDS FROM up-and-comingup-and-comer, nounWords nearby up-and-comingupalong, up-anchor, up and about, up and at 'em, up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for up-and-comingA former great urging another man to forcefully keep an up-and-coming female rapper in line? Who Dat, Who Dat? It’s Snoop Dogg Saying Misogynistic Things to I-G-G-Y|Amy Zimmerman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the same time, though, they wanted to define themselves as sort of elite and up-and-coming. How Jews Created American Modernism|Andrew Romano|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST And: Once engaged to NBA star Sasha Vujacic, Sharapova is now involved with up-and-coming tennis player Grigor Dimitrov. 12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Quirky Stars of Wimbledon|Nicholas McCarvel|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Michelle Obama Wears Tanya Taylor: Up-and-coming designer Tanya Taylor received a pretty big compliment on Wednesday. Victoria Beckham’s First Date Dress; Rumer Willis Bares Three Nipples at Fundraiser|The Fashion Beast Team|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She has settled into Hollywood life as an up-and-coming actress, with a cozy house in the Hills. What's Happened to Don Draper? Why Everyone’s Favorite ‘Mad Men’ Stud Needs His Mojo Back|Lizzie Crocker|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her mother was a handsome woman, though she had an up-and-coming kind of way with her. The Portion of Labor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman You would think an up-and-coming scientific man would want a hospital at one elbow and a morgue at the other. Honey, I didn't mean——You were the only up-and-coming person in the bunch. Main Street|Sinclair Lewis No, hes got something better; hes got an up-and-coming wife who works just as hard as Zeph—looks. Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour This up-and-coming station on the route which binds Numidia with Africa is possessed of a remarkable source of fresh-water supply. In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for up-and-coming
adjectivepromising continued or future success; enterprising Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to up-and-comingpromising, ambitious, determined, eager, enterprising, hungry, soaring, go-getter, striving, climbing, get up and go, succeeding |