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Recent Examples of creak
Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
If Russia’s economy is creaking, so is Ukraine’s front line, Gabuev said.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
The Little Chief creaks and groans as another load of passengers settles in for a tour of St. Mary Lake in Montana’s Glacier National Park.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Noun
In such a setting, our local issues — affordable housing, mounting homelessness, creaking infrastructure, metastasizing inequality and sustainability challenges, among others — will get scant attention.
—Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
If Russia’s economy is creaking, so is Ukraine’s front line, Gabuev said.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
The Little Chief creaks and groans as another load of passengers settles in for a tour of St. Mary Lake in Montana’s Glacier National Park.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Note that abrasive brushes or sponges will leave small scratches on the surface, but, unlike with a nonstick pan, the scratches won’t damage the pan’s long-term efficacy.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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This gap between theory and practice often means that business leaders are at a loss for essentials, like how to build a marketing team from scratch, how to connect marketing with sales or how to create a system that delivers consistent results rather than ad-hoc campaigns.—
Christine Pilkington,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Announcers commented on it, Eagles fans groaned.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fans groaned as a deep fly ball pulled just foul into the outfield seats.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers and Rams, who are also contenders, both squeaked by opponents for wins.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The cost is far higher than what voters were told, which enabled the measure to squeak by.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The autopsy found small scrapes on Adair’s skin and hemorrhages, or bruises, on his back and shoulders.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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During law enforcement’s struggle with Reid, the FBI agent she was charged with assaulting was left with a scrape on her hand.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At night, the fire crackled while insects filled the air and a distant lion let out a low, steady rumble.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The finale closes on the skull, mysteriously crackling with energy, a talisman of promise and threat at once.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, Manchis' heroic deed left the dog with damage to her vocal chords, and her bark has shifted into a low rasp, Zarate added to the outlet.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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None of this would land without the heroic voice acting of Pamela Adlon, who subtly dials up his boyish vocal fry into the rasp of a grown man.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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