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a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
the hot ticket this season is the retro look
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Recent Examples of hot ticket
The Super Bowl isn't the only hot ticket in town each year, with dozens of parties and events taking over the host city featuring some of the hottest names in sports and entertainment .
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
While the lingering impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the 13-hour time difference between New York and Beijing made a rough go of the 2022 Games, the more favorable conditions in Italy and an ongoing surge in sports TV ratings has made Milan a hot ticket.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Forget toys and collectibles, crypto might be a hot ticket item this holiday season.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
The show was transcendent—the rare quasi-religious, non-narrative, half-in-Latin hot ticket—but, when a few members in the company came down with COVID, Ars Nova was forced to cancel the final week of performances.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
While the lingering impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the 13-hour time difference between New York and Beijing made a rough go of the 2022 Games, the more favorable conditions in Italy and an ongoing surge in sports TV ratings has made Milan a hot ticket.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Forget toys and collectibles, crypto might be a hot ticket item this holiday season.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
The show was transcendent—the rare quasi-religious, non-narrative, half-in-Latin hot ticket—but, when a few members in the company came down with COVID, Ars Nova was forced to cancel the final week of performances.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot ticket
Noun
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The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eco effort Six Senses has long held the mantle for being ahead of the sustainability trend, and in Rome, the property was built to incorporate their ethos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just the same, the flip side of this is that baseball is notoriously fickle and often deceptive from one day to the next, with the line between coincidence and trend ever-blurry.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The craze reached its apex in 1916, when Wall Street bettors wagered $10m (about $300m today) on the contest between President Woodrow Wilson and Charles Hughes — who, as governor of New York, had signed an anti-gambling law trying to ban the practice.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now, thanks to Zendaya fronting its anniversary campaign, the iconic collab is once again fueling a wave of nostalgic craze.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Infiniti lets us in on Agnes’ mounting disillusionment in small doses hinting at pain and, possibly, rage (add Carrie to the underdeveloped influences).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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There is hope in words that can reframe our perspectives, entertain and offer humor, or commiserate in our rage or grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales is known for his enthusiasm and optimism.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite the previous delays for Artemis II, enthusiasm remains high.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This makes the keyboard bigger than what's currently en vogue among mechanical-keyboard enthusiasts.—
Aubrey Jowers,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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One team that doesn’t play the same brand of big bully ball that’s increasingly en vogue but is looking for its third championship in four years.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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If the creation of fiction is a layered endeavor—if premise, plot, style, and so on are to some extent separable—then must all the layers be made by the same individual?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The styles have polarized lenses and feature 100% UVA/UVB protection.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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What are Tommy Shelby's last words?—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The stunned sibling couldn’t believe his last words to Chris would be so ordinary, yet so profound in light of what happened.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20ticket. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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