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
California Containment, hotshots, evacuation orders: Understanding key wildfire terms
Sept. 12, 2024
Dry brush and vegetation have also helped fuel erratic fire behavior, with flames quickly spreading and at times changing direction.
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Two engines, a hotshot crew and a helicopter were sent to battle the blaze, but due to the rugged terrain, ground teams have been unable to access the fire.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Visitors to the park can follow the hotshots' final steps and pay homage to them.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
Would Kaufman’s metaphysical slapstick work so well without the guiding hand of its interpreter, music-video hotshot Spike Jonze?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Two engines, a hotshot crew and a helicopter were sent to battle the blaze, but due to the rugged terrain, ground teams have been unable to access the fire.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Visitors to the park can follow the hotshots' final steps and pay homage to them.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
Would Kaufman’s metaphysical slapstick work so well without the guiding hand of its interpreter, music-video hotshot Spike Jonze?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotshot
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Follow-Up Breast Cancer Imaging Costs Deter People From Getting Care, Study Finds Addressing Disparities and Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality To ultimately close these gaps in breast cancer mortality, experts say there are a number of systemic changes that need to happen.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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The behavior has driven the sharks away from some parts of the coast around Cape Town in what some experts think is a worrying ecological shift.Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Hormones act as the body’s master regulators, influencing everything from metabolism and energy to mood and immune function.Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Báez-Mendoza was born in Mexico City, got his master's in Tübingen, Germany, his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in the U.K., then worked (under an H-1B visa) as a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard before returning to Germany.Jon Hamilton, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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Interested buyers, Renaissance scholars, and da Vinci experts can make appointments to view the piece.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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Condemning the Supreme Court’s decision—particularly when one is not a Constitutional scholar—is another.Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The libero is usually a defensive specialist adept at passing.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Still though, the dietary differences alone aren’t sufficient to explain what makes snakes so evolutionary adept.Popular Science, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
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Yet given his gifts (keyboard virtuoso, powerful soul voice, stellar dancer, able to craft a propulsive hook), why didn’t Billy Preston become a bigger star?Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Trump, the reigning virtuoso of attention-hacking, seems destined to keep repeating the same leaden anecdotes about shark attacks and long-dead celebrities, but Carlson has an appetite for new information and a flair for verbal dexterity.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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At Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, our staff garden wizards have been busy all summer and fall, prepping all the botanical bounty of the growing season to deck the halls for our annual Yuletide at Yew Dell, which takes place Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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This way, the wizard in focus rotates like the main characters of a television show.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Following the signing of an India-Colombia audiovisual coproduction agreement, IFFI’s opening ceremony included the first look at a film examining the role of guru and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in bringing peace to Colombia.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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Oz came to prominence as Oprah Winfrey's go-to health guru, and later hosted his own long-running talk show.Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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More than 700 artists were nominated across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Hotshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotshot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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