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Recent Examples of creak
Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Metallic Life Review combines the sounds of pots and pans, creaking cemetery gates, metal tape-deck reels, aluminum cans, and many other metals recorded throughout the duo’s history and back to Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt’s childhoods.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
When the wind blows, there’s a brittle creaking sound as the structure sways.
—Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Metallic Life Review combines the sounds of pots and pans, creaking cemetery gates, metal tape-deck reels, aluminum cans, and many other metals recorded throughout the duo’s history and back to Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt’s childhoods.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
My assumption is that most rational human beings would happily stay in a warm and cozy office and simply listen to the building creak and groan under the force of the violent gusts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Order your pizza and, within five minutes, a robot would craft your pie from scratch, no human hands required.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Area rugs are an excellent solution for protecting hard floors from scratches and scuffs while adding warmth and texture to your space.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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The last thing the Mets needed was another injury to a starting pitcher, so when Griffin Canning came off the mound, grabbing his left ankle in the third inning, the Citi Field crowd collectively groaned.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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The all-plastic body doesn’t creak or groan, and the display lid allows surprisingly little flex for a budget laptop.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Washington — The Senate this week is taking up the massive budget package containing President Trump's second-term agenda, a measure that squeaked through the House with a one-vote margin, solely with Republican votes.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
2 June 2025
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The Nuggets squeaked out a comeback win on the road in Game 1 and also took Game 3 thanks to some late heroics by Aaron Gordon and Co. The Thunder dominated Game 2 from start to finish, then rallied in Game 4 after trailing 71-63 with 11:26 to play in Denver.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Long and his team are working on 80 ambulatory locations, a mix that ranges from greenfield projects on raw land to scrapes of older buildings to adaptive reuse, or the repurposing of older buildings.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 July 2025
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How to Make Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Halve 1 whole vanilla bean pod lengthwise; scrape seeds into a large bowl.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Through it all, though, Soto didn’t whine or complain or let the pressure of the contract and expectations and big city bring him down along with his batting average.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Of course, some will whine that endless war and support for atrocities erode America’s values.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Fireworks to include crackling crown jellyfish, atomic rings, yellow & green sunbursts, strobing lemon cascades and comet fans.—
Kevin Quinitchett,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Directed and co-written by Shane Black, who made a name for himself with other smart-alecky films like the aforementioned Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and 2013's Iron Man 3, the film crackles with wise-guy banter and rich atmosphere.—
Sarah Sprague,
EW.com,
2 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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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 16 Jul. 2025.
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