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as in upstart
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as in achiever
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Recent Examples of comer
Maybe, but there would be a very high bar to exceed the three comers.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
In the meantime, other late comers keep showing off impressive looks.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Chicago, rough and refined, gritty and good-humored, welcomes all comers.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
After Yie Air Kung Fu (1984) and International Karate (1985) introduced the idea of one-on-one martial arts battles, Capcom threw its hat into the digital ring in 1987 with Street Fighter, where a scrappy young fighter named Ryu took on all comers.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
In the meantime, other late comers keep showing off impressive looks.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Chicago, rough and refined, gritty and good-humored, welcomes all comers.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
After Yie Air Kung Fu (1984) and International Karate (1985) introduced the idea of one-on-one martial arts battles, Capcom threw its hat into the digital ring in 1987 with Street Fighter, where a scrappy young fighter named Ryu took on all comers.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comer
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Although the commercial electric vehicle market grows more consolidated, there is still a chance for such upstarts; by focusing on specific niches and their unique strengths, these companies have a chance to capture still-available market share.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In the seventies and eighties, the local upstart Bruce Springsteen was a regular patron and occasional performer at the Stone Pony.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Clearly Communicate Your Mission And Vision High achievers need connection and clarity.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Capricorns are the achievers of the zodiac, proving to be the ideal match for Steven’s workaholic tendencies and high aspirations.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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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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For 60 years, kids’ TV cast boys as ‘doers’ and girls as passive, a new study published in Psychological Science finds.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The American project is a patchwork of dreamers and doers, saints and sinners, stitched together by the thread of promise that stretches across generations.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Where’s our charming arriviste?—
Jason Gay,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2020
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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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Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, had grown from a search engine into a global technology powerhouse with products like Android, YouTube, and Google Cloud.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The vocal powerhouse and everyone’s favorite elusive chanteuse announced on Monday (July 21) that her 16th studio album will be out on Sept. 26.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
21 July 2025
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“Comer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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