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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But its their recent collaborations with director Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega — the director and star of Wednesday and last fall’s box office hit Warner Bros. sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — have given the duo a late-career hot streak. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025 Cities that are already baking could continue their hot streak while other places that have escaped the worst could still warm up a bit in the latter part of summer. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 July 2025 Ferrucci was on a hot streak entering Sunday’s race but will be forced to sit this one out because of the damage to the car and not enough time to repair it. Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 Alonso, who has 21 home runs this season, hit five homers in five games during a hot streak last month. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot streak

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“Hot streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20streak. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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