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Recent Examples of hotshot The high-octane sports drama follows Sonny Hayes (Pitt), a retired Formula One driver who’s drawn back into the world of racing to mentor a hotshot rookie, played by Idris, for the fictional Apex Grand Prix team. Michaela Zee, Variety, 18 June 2025 What happens to Joshua Pearce? After clashing on and off the track, Sonny and Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) — a hotshot rookie with raw talent and an ego to match — finally start to gel at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 1 July 2025 His past is tough to outrace, though, and his biggest competition might be his own teammate, the hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Idris). Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 24 June 2025 The fact that Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer's rival hotshots can be friends means there's hope for all of us. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotshot
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Noun
  • Some cybersecurity experts disputed Musk’s claims that a state actor was responsible.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, pushed back on the notion that anyone was moving slowly, saying WHO experts didn't have complete information with which to assess the efficacy and safety of the vaccines.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rihanna has long been the master of maternity fashion.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The former Florida Gator, entrepreneur, and master’s student returns to elite after her final season in the NCAA.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Yet Putin, who likely has a coterie of scholars on international criminal law who have explained to him the mechanics of personal immunity, is likely to do everything to hold onto power for as long as possible, to avoid losing his protection from trial for war crimes and armed aggression.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • On every episode of this podcast, host Lena Crown speaks with writers, artists, critics, and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another.
    Awakeners August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • An effective trustee is skilled in conflict resolution and adept at maintaining open communication while prioritizing the trust’s objectives.
    Royce Ramey, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The digital adept also had a nearly eight-year stretch at Teen Vogue.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • The Match tells the true story of how, in the face of discrimination and exclusion, British-Jewish rising tennis star Angela Buxton and African American athletic virtuoso Althea Gibson formed an unlikely pair that took Wimbledon by storm and forged a lifelong friendship.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 May 2025
  • Billy Woods rose out of the Brooklyn rap underground as a virtuoso poet, one of hip-hop’s most independent and brilliant minds over the past two decades.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Entertainment Weekly has learned that a new group of actors are taking over the iconic roles for Pottermore Publishing and Audible's productions of J.K. Rowling's original seven books about the young boy wizard.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • More than 600 million books about the boy wizard have been sold whilst the 11 movies about them have grossed $9.7 billion and the latest Potter videogame generated $850 million in just its first two weeks.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His gurus through the years ranged from Krishnamurti, to Ram Dass and D.T..
    Jon Raymond August 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps the most fascinating peek behind the curtain, however, comes at her career transition to Goop guru.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • The artist honorees: Sylvester Stallone, country singer George Strait, British stage actor Michael Crawford, disco star Gloria Gaynor, and glam rockers KISS.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The artist found out about the sweet gesture after his show, and responded with a sweet gesture.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Hotshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotshot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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