hotshots

noun

plural of hotshot
as in experts
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 hotshots Next, ground crews, including the Navajo hotshots, will start hand and aerial ignitions, the department said. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Fans who gush over the next big thing too often forget that many young hotshots turn out to be something less. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Gao and his three cofounders aren’t your conventional AI hotshots with credentials from leading AI labs or Stanford University. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Maybe that’s because the interiors have a certain plainness — one that’s accurate to Georgian classicism but boring to Hollywood hotshots. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 Not only is the work physically and mentally grueling, hotshots must dedicate at least six months of their life to their crew, sacrificing time with family and friends, along with individual autonomy. — River Selby august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025 In July, ProPublica reported that, according to agency data, its fire and aviation management program contained more than 4,500 active vacancies, including for such crucial primary firefighting positions as hotshots, dispatchers and engine captains. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotshots
  1. experts
  2. adepts
  3. masters
  4. scholars
  5. virtuosos
  6. gurus
  7. wizards
  8. artists
Noun
  • Many experts have recently argued that a key mission — combating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions — has been failing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Star chefs from across the world flocked to the culinary hotspot for the 50 Best Restaurants 2026, a prestigious awards ceremony that crowns the top restaurants around the globe based on anonymous nominations from over a thousand industry experts.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • Still, the question of what Ebel was doing with his adepts swept through Prussia, dominating the newspapers that had only recently begun to emerge from their eighteenth-century chronicling of obligations to a more modern publicizing role.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was investigated by the SS on the orders of Heinrich Himmler but convinced his investigators, all adepts of Deutsche Physik, that he was engaged in worthwhile teaching and research.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of adepts
Noun
  • Chinese architects, Rama says, got a free education from the western masters.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
  • California’s new Yankee masters were men of industry, which also sometimes looked like reckless plunder.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Historians, scholars and philosophers are stepping in to offer some solutions and warnings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • He has been joined in recent years by tax-skeptical scholars at the Manhattan Institute and Tax Foundation.
    — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of scholars
Noun
  • What happens when one of the biggest crossover hits of the 21st century gets handed to a couple of banjo virtuosos?
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of virtuosos
Noun
  • Shark DePuffi Instant Contrast Therapy Tool Launched just this year, Shark’s DePuffi has quickly become a must-have for beauty gurus looking to sculpt, depuff, and soothe their faces in minutes.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • According to awards gurus who track these things, that’s the most Emmy wins ever for a series canceled after its first season.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gurus
Noun
  • This earlier Russell work did not include acid queens, pinball wizards, or teenage-wasteland messiahs.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • Judges, civil-rights lawyers, academics, election officials, curators, artists, and countless ordinary citizens stood up.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • And an international coalition of artists, including Coldplay, stepped up to support the band.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of artists

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