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upstart

noun as in newly rich

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Even before his first term was completed, Mahan launched an upstart bid for mayor.

At 66 years old, two-time World Series champion and three-time manager of the year Terry Francona came out of what appeared to be his managerial retirement to take another crack at contention with upstart Cincinnati.

Andrews’s message comes at a point when leaders in the party are struggling with their relationship with populist upstarts.

From Salon

For those who prefer more modern upstarts, look no further than the Houston Texans, who only started competing in the NFL in 2002.

From BBC

While Weyland-Yutani has sought its answer in space and its aliens, an upstart company named Prodigy has created a hybrid being by transferring the consciousness of a child into a synthetic, suped-up adult body.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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