hot ticket

noun

Synonyms of hot ticketnext
: someone or something very popular : rage

Examples of hot ticket in a Sentence

The musical is this season's hot ticket. She's a hot ticket on the lecture circuit.
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This weekend's Pirates-Rays game won't be the only hot ticket in town, however, as the Penguins are making their return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday night for the first time since 2022. Mike Darnay, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The Friday, April 10, concert is sure to be a hot ticket, as San Francisco Performances brings Goode back to Herbst Theatre for the first time since 2022. Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026 An Alcaraz-Fonseca showdown would be a hot ticket. Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 That hot ticket item, unfortunately, has sold out, but plans are in the work for future screenings. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot ticket

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot ticket was in 1936

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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20ticket. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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