HOTSHOTS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Noun

For decades, Argonne experts have converted reactors across the globe to secure nuclear materials.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Local experts think this year's bloom could be the best the area has experienced in nearly 20 years.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 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

Since mega masters hearings began in May, immigration data researchers found that the number of people ordered deported when not showing up for a hearing has skyrocketed.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The title refers not only to the horror film my protagonist, Maya, is trying to make, but also to the city’s new masters and to those living in a zombified state of willful ignorance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Ahmed doesn’t merely document the decisions that led President Biden and his aides to arm and rationalize what leading human rights organizations and legal scholars now consider a genocide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
In the twenty-tens, legal scholars began turning their attention to the law of the robot.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of scholars

Noun

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
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s arrival at the New York Philharmonic has triggered a rhapsody in the city’s classical-music scene—particularly among the young virtuosos of the Juilliard School, shot here with some of the Philharmonic’s key players.

— Theo Wenner, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtuosos

Noun

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
Yoga instruction is available year-round, and the resort also collaborates with yoga gurus specializing in yin yoga, immersive sound healing, and yoga nidra from October to April.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gurus

Noun

Apple Apple's done great work to promote its Music streaming service by showcasing fantastic artists over the years.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
On the ground floor, a studio-slash-gallery will host designers, artists and all manner of creative talents in residency programs.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

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