hot streak
noun
: a period of repeated successes
The team's record has improved; it has recently been on a hot streak.
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Duke has been on a hot streak over the past month.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
An early Wildcats 3-pointer cut the lead back under 20, but senior center Serah Williams quickly kicked off a hot streak for the Huskies with five straight points.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Garland continued his recent hot streak and shot 8 for 13 against the 76ers.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
And that increase is even more pronounced in the last month since the team’s hot streak began.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
An early Wildcats 3-pointer cut the lead back under 20, but senior center Serah Williams quickly kicked off a hot streak for the Huskies with five straight points.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
Garland continued his recent hot streak and shot 8 for 13 against the 76ers.
—CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
And that increase is even more pronounced in the last month since the team’s hot streak began.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Hot streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20streak. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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