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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Villa’s ridiculous finishing hot streak ended abruptly, but their underlying numbers had also regressed during that time.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The squad’s hot streak (now 12 wins in 13 games) came mostly via beating up on bad teams.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Adolescence‘s awards hot streak could be heading for a big crescendo after the Netflix series dominated nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Logan O’Hoppe started last season on a hot streak and then went into a four-month deep freeze.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The squad’s hot streak (now 12 wins in 13 games) came mostly via beating up on bad teams.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Adolescence‘s awards hot streak could be heading for a big crescendo after the Netflix series dominated nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Logan O’Hoppe started last season on a hot streak and then went into a four-month deep freeze.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Hot streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20streak. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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