breakout
Example Sentences
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Carse, England's new number three, delivered his best bowling performance of the series, while Josh Tongue is the breakout star of the tour.
From BBC
It’s been significantly harder for K-pop devotees to move the needle in the same way on streaming services, limiting the number of breakout hits from the genre in the U.S.
Now it appears that only the upside breakout is in “play” at this moment.
From MarketWatch
Despite his owner being the “Peanuts” strip’s main character and the namesake for most of the franchise’s adaptations, Snoopy was inarguably its breakout star.
From Los Angeles Times
He earned a nomination for the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2023 Award, being hailed "as one of Nigeria's hottest breakout stars".
From BBC
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