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Recent Examples of creak
Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Inside the Sámi church, centuries-old wood creaks under candlelight—while at Nutti Sámi Siida (a reindeer lodge offering traditional Sámi experiences), visitors sip warm lingonberry juice and listen to joik songs.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Though overall inflation appears to be stabilizing, the uneven pattern hints at what some analysts see as a late-cycle economy — where headline numbers look steady, but the foundations begin to creak.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Ellen Schmidt / Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS — The only sounds coming out of the visitors locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday evening were the creak of equipment carts and the shuffling of players from the training room to the showers.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Inside the Sámi church, centuries-old wood creaks under candlelight—while at Nutti Sámi Siida (a reindeer lodge offering traditional Sámi experiences), visitors sip warm lingonberry juice and listen to joik songs.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
Or perhaps a constructive metaphor is better—a social order starts to creak into place.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Though overall inflation appears to be stabilizing, the uneven pattern hints at what some analysts see as a late-cycle economy — where headline numbers look steady, but the foundations begin to creak.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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The lottery wants to open its online ticket sales by selling the products already offered, including Lotto, Powerball and Mega Millions tickets, as well as various scratch-off games, Seaver said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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The $30 oversized shoulder bag is made from durable, water- and scratch-resistant PU leather.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As a result, many in the baseball world have grumbled and groaned about the massive spending Los Angeles is doing on the open market.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The crowd groaned, and some even booed, as the 7-footer showcased a fairly standard one-handed dunk.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If your current suitcase squeaks, sticks, or has seen one too many baggage claim battles, this is your moment to trade up before these deals roll away.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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The 67,300 domestic migrants heading to the second most populous state year over year barely squeaked by South Carolina, which had the third highest number of domestic migrants at 66,600.—
Mike Schneider,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Your first instinct may be to clean, scrape, disinfect, and paint over the problem, but this won't help for long.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Footage from the show at the time also shows a cut in her dress, as well as scrapes on her legs.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But students who are spending their time protesting, whining about the grading system and seeking easy classes don’t seem to fit that mold.—
Mitch Zimmer,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 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
Verb
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The doctor hears crackling with every breath your daughter takes, as air moves through the fluid trapped in her lungs.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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What never occurred to me was the need to explicitly ban vaping until my date casually produced a crackling Juul mid-screening.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hines and Pidgeon give the woman a choreography, the dramatic toss of the hair, the hips gone concave, the Marlboro rasp in her voice.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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But then Davis meets up with his boss, Money, played by Nick Nolte with an old man’s jagged rasp as dramatic as his wry middle-aged intensity used to be.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Passersby hear its shrieks and moans from the road.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Fennell begins on a black screen and the sound of creaks and moans.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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