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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creaked
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Though the ballot measure also didn’t say the state needed to provide all of that money at once, lawmakers were already bracing for a budget shortfall last year and groaned under the strain of finding any more funding.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Everyone in the car groaned with disappointment.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Glastonbury, which squeaked into the state tournament as the 32nd seed then made a run to the state final, returns a large group of pitchers, including Danny Wallace who will play at Fordham next season.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kyle Tucker reached base on a chopper that squeaked through the infield.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Never whined, even as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s play deteriorated last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The children jumped for joy after winning a game of cornhole; others fell and whined in defeat, but got up to play again.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Creaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaked. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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