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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Until this past week, the stock market was on a hot streak, notching fresh record high after record high, with the S&P 500 even closing in on the 7,000 milestone.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The Crown had entered the playoffs on a hot streak, having gone 11-2 over the season’s final 13 games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs’ offensive hot streak has exploited zone coverage.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The Crown had entered the playoffs on a hot streak, having gone 11-2 over the season’s final 13 games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The Chiefs’ offensive hot streak has exploited zone coverage.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Hot streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20streak. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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