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Recent Examples of creak
Houman Barekat, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Ann Carrns, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Sandberg effectively calibrates the silences in these moments — letting entire sequences play out with little sound expect a creaking floorboard, a heavy breath or the turn of the page — to ratchet up the tension.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The boat moves and creaks, the sails flutter in the wind, and the crew gives a lusty hurrah as the course is set for Singapore.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The system, which has always been challenging to navigate, is only now creaking back into full operation after years of Covid-era pauses on payments and collections.
—Ann Carrns, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Sandberg effectively calibrates the silences in these moments — letting entire sequences play out with little sound expect a creaking floorboard, a heavy breath or the turn of the page — to ratchet up the tension.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Rather than trying to recreate feathers from scratch, biohybrid designs incorporate actual feathers into otherwise synthetic machines.—
Ian Rose,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
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This essentially enables developers to access and modify the model’s core knowledge and bypass the high costs and time associated with training a system from scratch.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
Verb
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The treetops groaned with wind created by the force of the megafire.—
Jordan Thomas
May 28,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2025
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Serious bettors and the people who heard a tip from a friend alike were heavily invested in the day’s earlier races, watching intently on TVs above the wager window and cheering or groaning as horses made their way down the homestretch.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 May 2025
Verb
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With just over eight minutes into the second overtime period, Marchand did it again, squeaking one by Skinner on a breakaway and giving Florida a tremendous win.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Day 2 Observations Phoenix squeaked out a 3-2 DreamBreaker that meant just a little bit more to Sock, who took motivation from an off-handed comment about his abilities.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The following day, though, Sovereignty’s trainer Bill Mott said the horse had a scrape on his right front pastern, which is above the hoof.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Wash your feet with warm, soapy water each night, checking for any injuries like cuts or scrapes.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
Verb
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All due respect to a mature and talented actor, but Jason Schwartzman whines so well.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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At that moment, the brother and sister instantly intensified their whining, looking at one another without a tear in sight.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Radios crackled with baseball scores and mariachi horns.—
Jacqueline Carr,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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The air was crackling with a tacit threat of escalation.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The Chicks were really big on my radar, and Faith Hill—I was obsessed with her voice, the rasp in it.—
As Told to Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
9 June 2025
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Using a rasp grater such as a Microplane, finely zest the lemon into the bowl and gently toss the ingredients to combine.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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There’s no point moaning without offering some kind of solution.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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