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
Since making his debut with a minor role in 1981's Endless Love, the actor and producer has made billions at the box office playing super spies, jet pilots, pre-crime cops, and hotshot sports agents.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Wildland firefighters in a hotshot crew from near Klamath, Oregon, search the ruins of houses destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 10, 2025.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior hurts his college career.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Hope may be on the horizon for United after its hiring of hotshot Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim.
—Alex Tabet, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Wildland firefighters in a hotshot crew from near Klamath, Oregon, search the ruins of houses destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on Jan. 10, 2025.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
From co-creators Powell and Michael Waldron, the half-hour comedy follows hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday (Powell), whose bad behavior hurts his college career.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Hope may be on the horizon for United after its hiring of hotshot Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim.
—Alex Tabet, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotshot
Noun
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Unlike consulting, where an expert provides recommendations, coaching ensures that leaders develop the capability to solve problems independently and sustain long-term growth.—
Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Every tax article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of tax products.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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This was just the beginning of how young tech masters worked on ways to share music across the internet.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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Setting up trekking pole tents takes a little practice to master, but Lanshan’s convenient hook system makes the process easy.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to several legal scholars for comment via email on Sunday.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Her fate remains one of literature’s most haunting unsolved mysteries, drawing the fascination of scholars, writers and literary enthusiasts.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps Sheridan’s greatest magic trick occurs on Landman, where the adept acting of Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm make the case that Thornton’s oil-field fixer and Hamm’s billionaire are the true American martyrs.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Around him, dense as a swarm of tiny insects, float tiny images of fellow adepts engaged in all manner of outré shenanigans.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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The virtuoso made his solo stage debut at Lollapalooza Hobipalooza on July 31, 2022 an hour-long showcase of his skills as a seasoned entertainer, performing tracks from Jack in the Box, his mixtape Hope World, and various BTS albums.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2025
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Starr is also accompanied by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brenda Lee (whose career predates the Beatles) and contemporary bluegrass virtuoso Tuttle.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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See, the people behind the martech need to be wizards a bit, too.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The new wands, now on sale, come with the ability to be personalized with a wizard name, lead to exclusive adventures and build House Points, a daily competition among Hogwarts’ wizards.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Its dominance of ball control and pressing has translated into advantages of 40-14 in shot-creating actions and 54-18 in touches in the attacking penalty area – dominance no MLS guru outside SDFC would’ve forecast.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Few are more equipped to determine if Smith is ready to handle the rigors of major-league life than Brown, a draft guru who may have another reason to consider carrying Smith on Opening Day.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The set is the standalone remixed, reworked version of Brat, where every tune is turned into a collaboration with another artist.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The concept: New artists created works reimagining the museum as a living, breathing witness to history.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Hotshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotshot. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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