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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Faced with the prospect of deciding between Urlacher, a late bloomer in high school who almost wasn’t recruited before becoming a college All-American, and Michigan State receiver Plaxico Burress, regarded throughout the NFL as gifted but immature, the Bears did not have to choose.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Dane Brugler’s analysis Van den Berg was a late bloomer on the football field, but his 2025 tape showed a player with NFL-caliber size, traits and effort.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Lopes was a late bloomer in terms of debut age, playing his first game for the Dodgers at 27 in 1972.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Dane Brugler’s analysis Van den Berg was a late bloomer on the football field, but his 2025 tape showed a player with NFL-caliber size, traits and effort.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Lopes was a late bloomer in terms of debut age, playing his first game for the Dodgers at 27 in 1972.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Late bloomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20bloomer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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