late bloomer
noun
US
: someone who becomes successful, attractive, etc., at a later time in life than other people
She was a late bloomer as a writer.
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If the object accumulates more mass, the gas within the cloud will collapse and fragment, leading to the formation of stars — which would transform Cloud-9 into a late bloomer galaxy.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Consider him another late bloomer as Mendez had a 7.89 ERA over 21⅔ innings in 2022, a 5.96 ERA in 54⅓ innings at low Single-A Lake Elsinore in 2023 and a 3.86 ERA in 81⅔ innings in his return to the California League in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Sparks Fly is the steamy debut novel from Zakiya N. Jamal, follows Stella Renee Johnson, a late bloomer who’s ready to rewrite her love story.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
The boyhood Arsenal fan, who joined from Crystal Palace in the summer, has been a late bloomer in many ways.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Consider him another late bloomer as Mendez had a 7.89 ERA over 21⅔ innings in 2022, a 5.96 ERA in 54⅓ innings at low Single-A Lake Elsinore in 2023 and a 3.86 ERA in 81⅔ innings in his return to the California League in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Sparks Fly is the steamy debut novel from Zakiya N. Jamal, follows Stella Renee Johnson, a late bloomer who’s ready to rewrite her love story.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
The boyhood Arsenal fan, who joined from Crystal Palace in the summer, has been a late bloomer in many ways.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Late bloomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20bloomer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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