: a contest (such as a game or an election) won by a small margin
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They won in a 10–9 squeaker.
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Known for their indestructible qualities, each toy features a knotted rope, squeaker and crinkle, and spiked toy ball inside.—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 The two tennis powers met for the CIF San Diego Section Open Division boys championship Friday night at Barnes Tennis Center and Torrey Pines pulled out a 10-8 squeaker in a match that lasted nearly four hours.—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 By any historic measure, this was a squeaker.—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 Their second loss was a quarterfinal squeaker that dashed their medal hopes.—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squeaker