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Recent Examples of creak
Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
As Monday’s market movement made clear, the deal is functioning as a pressure release for investor fears, not to mention a global supply chain that’s been creaking and grinding under the strain.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 12 May 2025
Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s no music, either, to soften or ennoble proceedings, only the indifferent murmur of weather over the startling debris of human conflict, or the slow creak of a galleon on lapping waters as sailors are sent cruelly to their deaths.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Rohit’s creaking team were then overrun in Australia.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
As Monday’s market movement made clear, the deal is functioning as a pressure release for investor fears, not to mention a global supply chain that’s been creaking and grinding under the strain.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 12 May 2025
Verb
Photo : Icon 4x4 For this prototype, sound-deadening materials and carpeting were absent in order to help locate newfound creaks and rattles that a V-8 engine might cover up.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
There’s no music, either, to soften or ennoble proceedings, only the indifferent murmur of weather over the startling debris of human conflict, or the slow creak of a galleon on lapping waters as sailors are sent cruelly to their deaths.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
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Rethink And Define Your Network Architecture While a deep tech explanation is probably expected, in reality, the greatest value of this exercise is that the company has to rethink and define the architecture of its network solution from scratch.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Speaking of Cooper, his plan to build an oil company from scratch seemed to have some success at the end of the season.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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While fans were not gathered outside Amalie Arena with pitchforks, there was much moaning, groaning and other expressions of disappointment when Steven Stamkos signed with Nashville upon the free agency window opening last summer.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But Wednesday’s late-game collapse left Knicks fans groaning.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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There were many calls for Manning to leapfrog Ewers last season and take over the starting role as Texas narrowly squeaked past Texas A&M 17-7 on Nov. 30 and suffered a 22-19 overtime defeat to Georgia the following week in the SEC Championship Game.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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They’re just months removed from trading franchise star Jimmy Butler and barely squeaked into the playoffs as an eighth seed.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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His autopsy report describes bruises, scrapes and open sores across his chest, back, arms and legs.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Given the scary pot bunkers and sandy scrapes that make links golf so special, the tool came in very handy, and Sarazen set a new Open record of 283 here.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Supercharger whine simply never gets old, and after burning through over half a tank of gas in one sitting, coolant temps never got anywhere near concerning.—
Peter Nelson,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even in the quietest mode with valving closed down, the engine and exhaust and supercharger whine go barking mad with the lightest blip of throttle, making the temptation to heel-toe through every downshift almost inescapable.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Thin and bitter dark chocolate bars, individually wrapped to safely stash in the bottom of your tote bag, with cacao nibs that crackle between your teeth, a minor thrill.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 July 2025
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For The King of Kings, telling a story of faith that crackles with life, that connects the Bible to people’s real passions and problems, might have yielded more of a crossover smash—a movie that those outside the faith might also have been curious to see.—
Chris DeVille,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The soulful rasp of his voice bellowed through the open-roof into the Nashville night.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
30 May 2025
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Wallen has abandoned the panting rasp of his mid-twenties, and now performs with force and depth.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Now-tired 2010 fads that Lorde pioneered, including bittersweet tropical-pop textures and moaning vocal snippets, are everywhere.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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After one season, he was forcefully rejected by the community, which moaned to the press (and the local police) that the tranquil pondside inn was becoming a celebrity- and influencer-infested late-night party spot just like his club in the city.—
Brock Colyar,
Curbed,
24 June 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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