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Recent Examples of comer Northrop Grumman's Talon Project is something of a late comer. —
New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025 In April 2022, Dréan named his 27-year old comer as CEO. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025 Onlookers said in a story published Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel that Amesty, a 30-year-old former Florida state representative, seemingly leveraged her status as a politically connected up-and-comer to help her game the justice system. —Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025 Kim Ji-hoon is an up and comer. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comer
New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025 In April 2022, Dréan named his 27-year old comer as CEO. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025 Onlookers said in a story published Sunday by the Orlando Sentinel that Amesty, a 30-year-old former Florida state representative, seemingly leveraged her status as a politically connected up-and-comer to help her game the justice system. —Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025 Kim Ji-hoon is an up and comer. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comer
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In their place are upstarts such as the Philadelphia Flyers, who last qualified in 2020.— John Wawrow, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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That's when the upstarts take over, and the once-revolutionary companies face the risk of becoming relics.— Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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An early achiever academically, Noor finished high school at 16.— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Among history’s Polish names of leaders and achievers, Madame Marie Curie, the Polish-French physicist and chemist, is a clear favorite from my classroom history days.— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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In 1952, backed by little more than his reputation as a war hero and a fortune staked by his parvenu father, 35-year-old John F. Kennedy swiped a Senate seat from Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, himself a wealthy combat veteran.— Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
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Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.— Saritha Rai, Fortune, 29 July 2019
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If this unfolds unchecked, a world ruled by superb machine doers could drain life of meaning, beginning with pride in our work.— Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Even the most avid cleaner and ardent chore doer may not think to wash the drapes.— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
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Certainly there’s a long and distinguished tradition of associating Jewish arrivistes with entrepreneurialism, avarice, and clannishness.— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Compared with some of her peers, she was initially seen as an arriviste.— Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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And those figures are boosted by players who may not hail from power conferences but certainly played for college powerhouses.— Arnie Stapleton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Netflix‘s new comedy Big Mistakes, created by the powerhouse duo of Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, is surely a direct heir to Weeds and one that will probably at least interest viewers who watched Killing It and Deli Boys and Sunny Nights.— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
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Columbus is a melting pot of enterprisers, its residents a blend of locals, transplants and newbies drawn by business and academia.— Wendy Pramik, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/comer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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