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Recent Examples of creak
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Finally, John creaks open the Archives in Arlington to remember Nelson Cruz's history-making start to the 2011 season and his complicated Rangers legacy.
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Sportsday Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Apr. 2026
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
Against an Algerian defence that creaked and split again and again, the Netherlands might have scored as many as five first-half goals when ending up with none.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Noun
Your baby was waking at every creak of the floorboard, every passing car, every branch scraping the window.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Finally, John creaks open the Archives in Arlington to remember Nelson Cruz's history-making start to the 2011 season and his complicated Rangers legacy.
—
Sportsday Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The heavy metal doors creak as Faye, the regional health official, opens them.
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Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
Against an Algerian defence that creaked and split again and again, the Netherlands might have scored as many as five first-half goals when ending up with none.
—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Made-from-scratch cheesecake doesn’t seem so hard when made as cupcakes where there’s no water bath, springform pan, and long chilling time required.
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The report's authors said the case highlights the importance of seeking immediate medical evaluation after any direct contact with a bat, even if there is no visible bite or scratch.
Verb
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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As Otto groans, Rhaenrya pulls back and cleaves off Otto's head.
Verb
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Now with this loss, Scotland will finish third in their group and have to hope that the third-place teams in other groups have a worse goal differential to squeak their way in.
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Scotland has three points from its opening win over Haiti, and even with a 3-0 loss to Brazil could squeak in, depending on the results of the remaining group stage games.
Noun
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Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said.
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Open wounds include recent cuts and scrapes, surgery sites, and recent tattoos and piercings.
Verb
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And that’s nothing to whine about.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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The tang of the sauce was eye-widening and immediate, crackling with the bright, citrusy charge of tomatillos and serrano chiles.
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Fireworks might have additional whistling, crackling or hissing sounds.
Noun
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Like Dijon, svn4vr uses a dexterous, soulful rasp to fight for emotional truth from within songs that occupy shifting senses of space and bear the seams of digital assembly.
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Deep and smoky with impressive control and just a touch of Etta James rasp, Spiro’s is a voice not so much influenced by jazz legends like Winehouse or Nina Simone but rather a direct descendant.
Verb
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The call lasted for 12 excruciating minutes, as Adams moaned in pain.
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Witnesses who observed those executions later shared unnerving, and, at times, horrific, accounts of inmates thrashing, moaning, or otherwise appearing to show signs of suffering after the nitrogen gas began to flow.
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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