as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
while still in his 20s, he was known on Wall Street as an investment hotshot
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Recent Examples of hotshot
But hotshot crews are assigned to the toughest parts of a fireline, and sometimes have to hike the farthest, or do the most grueling labor, tackle kind of the most dangerous assignment.
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Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Aoki had turned fifty that season and was widely considered the most experienced hotshot in California—a state that claims the most skilled firefighters globally.
—Jordan Thomas
may 28, Literary Hub, 28 May 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior nukes his college career.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
But he's also got a hotshot attorney from Los Angeles on his side in an unofficial capacity – and prosecutors don't like it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Aoki had turned fifty that season and was widely considered the most experienced hotshot in California—a state that claims the most skilled firefighters globally.
—Jordan Thomas
may 28, Literary Hub, 28 May 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot QB Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior nukes his college career.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
But he's also got a hotshot attorney from Los Angeles on his side in an unofficial capacity – and prosecutors don't like it.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotshot
Noun
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Our shopping experts are selecting the best Prime Day deals on Dyson vacuums, Apple AirPods, Kendra Scott jewelry, and other best-selling products across various categories.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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But forcing a cofounder relationship can do more harm than good: Research by entrepreneurship expert Noam Wasserman and others shows that conflict within the founding team is one of the primary reasons high-potential startups fail.—
Julia Austin,
Harvard Business Review,
9 July 2025
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Upper Buffalo Land Becomes Wilderness Area Tom Foti is a master botanist and former ecologist/research chief at the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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Learn how to meal prep like a pro, create quick and nutritious grab-and-go options, and master time-saving hacks that keep you energized without the morning chaos.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States (which keeps trying to hoard the name for itself).—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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The festival also offers performances by local dance or music groups, lectures by Shakespeare scholars and food offerings from Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck or OneSong Biscotti.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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The digital adept also had a nearly eight-year stretch at Teen Vogue.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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He’s been a glamorous Visual Kei rock star, a classical composer, a virtuoso behind the drum kit, a producer and label owner and entrepreneur, and now, more than ever, an impresario.—
Steve Appleford,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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After that, our Senior Beauty Editor Akili King hosted a panel with beauty gurus Amber Nicole, Princess Rese, and Kristen Noel Crawley about representation and the definition of beauty.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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The mobile network carriers were also excited by the Moto X, though at least partly for self-serving reasons, according to Randall, the supply chain guru.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Superman was created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, a writer and artist, respectively, who met in high school during the Depression.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
11 July 2025
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Few of the artists at the inn had seen an Impressionist picture before.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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