hotshot
adjective
highly successful and aggressive.
hotshots
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pluralof hotshot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Diversification isn’t a formality: Since no one knows the winners across the AI ecosystem, your AI exposure should be broad, rather than centered on one or two hotshots.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Her inexperience dealing with industry hotshots and A-list stars was embarrassing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Firefighters also sometimes work in teams, often called hotshots, to clear vegetation from the land around a fire to contain and eventually starve it of fuel.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 10, 2023
Not too long ago, chess-playing computers—the supervillain of many a human grandmaster—were as intimidating physically as they were virtually: bulky, sturdy, sleek, jet-black monoliths in miniature, programmed to crush chess hotshots instead of spurring evolution.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2023
Co-directed by the hotshots Lisenka Heijboer Castañón and Zack Winokur, it contrasts bright white with pitch black, and often dwells in the shades in between.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
