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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
the hot ticket this season is the retro look
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Recent Examples of hot ticket
The Padres have been a hot ticket for several years as San Diego’s only team in the four biggest North American sports leagues, ranking second in the majors in attendance last season.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Duchamp has been a hot ticket on the block since 2024, when In Advance of the Broken Arm, from the collection of the artist Joseph Kosuth, sold for just over $3 million.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
24 Apr. 2026
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.
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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.
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Anne Schrager,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Apr. 2026
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Duchamp has been a hot ticket on the block since 2024, when In Advance of the Broken Arm, from the collection of the artist Joseph Kosuth, sold for just over $3 million.
—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
24 Apr. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot ticket
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The latests stats mean AI music has exploded by 650% in 16 months.
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The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.
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Sergeant Ashley Smith, a police officer of 16 years, published a TikTok video about the troubling criminal trend.
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While complexion trends may be in their dewy era, there's still something to be said for a great powder foundation—especially on hot, sticky summer days.
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The corporate world's intense focus on sustainability reporting, a 2023 priority, has rapidly evaporated, replaced by the latest AI craze.
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The ranch craze is just one example of how international visitors have embraced American culture during the World Cup.
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But any cathartic rage is diffused by the one-dimensionality of the characters meant to express it.
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Like historically pissed off, in this customer-rage sense.
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More than one million workers participate, but enthusiasm fades during the Great Depression, signaling that such ownership is fragile without worker protections.
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And when the winning starts, the enthusiasm can leap at record speed.
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Oversized Sunglasses Last but not least, after years of tiny sunglasses reigning supreme, oversized, face-obscuring frames are in vogue again.
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In Labour circles, there is an old joke poking fun at Burnham’s chameleon-like ability to blend into whichever set of ideas is in vogue on the left at that moment in time.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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The food truck officially launched in 2021 and serves Filipino-style egg rolls, along with dishes such as chicken adobo and pancit, or Filipino-style noodles.
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Once the man was lifted off the mountain, he was airlifted to medical care and at last word was doing well.
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The national battle over congressional control has officially arrived on New York’s doorstep, and the Empire State’s voters may have the definitive last word.
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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20ticket. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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