playoff drought

collocation in English

meaningsofplayoffanddrought

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playoff
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ɒf/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɑːf/
an extra game or period of play in a competition played between teams or competitors who both have the same number of points, in order to decide who wins ...
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drought
noun[C or U]
uk
/draʊt/us
/draʊt/
a long period when there is little or ...
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(Definition ofplayoffanddroughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This began a six-yearplayoffdrought, the longest such drought in team history.
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The 8-yearplayoffdroughtbecame the longest such stretch in team history.
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The team equaled their record from 2012 and missed the playoffs, increasing theirplayoffdroughtto 14 seasons.
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The team also failed to break its 9-yearplayoffdrought, the longest in franchise history.
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However, the team struggled mightily, finishing 2102 in 1964, beginning an 18-seasonplayoffdrought.
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The ten-year drought was, and continues to be, the longestplayoffdroughtin franchise history.
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Anotherplayoffdroughtlasted from, a stretch of eight non-winning seasons.
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Warriors fans hoped that 200506 would finally be the season that the team ended theirplayoffdrought.
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They also extended their franchise recordplayoffdroughtto 11 years.
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Dunleavy also ended his careerplayoffdroughtof 9 years and 624 games.
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Theplayoffdroughtcurrently stands at 14 seasons and the streak of losing seasons stands at nine, both of which are the longest active droughts in the league.
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