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  1. upstarts: Merriam-Webster
  2. upstarts: Collins English Dictionary
  3. upstarts: Vocabulary.com
  4. Upstarts, upstart's, upstarts: Wordnik
  5. upstarts: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. upstarts: Wiktionary
  7. upstarts: Dictionary.com
  8. Upstarts (comics), Upstarts (film): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. upstarts: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (upstart)

noun:  One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.
noun:  The meadow saffron.
adjective:  Acting like a parvenu.
adjective:  Self-important and presumptuous.
verb:  To rise suddenly, to spring
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