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Recent Examples of creak
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Wander through its low-ceilinged parlors and hearth kitchen, where wide-plank floors creak underfoot and period furnishings evoke daily life in the 17th century.
—New York Times, 31 July 2025
Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The dim shake of her flashlight on the wall, the creak of the floor.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Noun
If Russia’s economy is creaking, so is Ukraine’s front line, Gabuev said.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Wander through its low-ceilinged parlors and hearth kitchen, where wide-plank floors creak underfoot and period furnishings evoke daily life in the 17th century.
—New York Times, 31 July 2025
Verb
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
The dim shake of her flashlight on the wall, the creak of the floor.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Avoid stacking pans without protection to prevent scratches and chips.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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People are now created from scratch.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
7 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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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
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Health and sleep insights feel genuinely useful when planning recovery, and the titanium build shrugs off scrapes.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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And since then, his crying and whining have increased.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Goodman’s novel is a tribute to her influences, and a crackling joy to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Thunder crackled and skies darkened in Mooresville.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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The crowd was eating out of the palm of his hand, hanging on every word spit with that signature rasp.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
18 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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