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Recent Examples of creak
Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Empty as a ghost town in winter but overwhelmed with wall-to-wall tourists in summer, its infrastructure creaks under pressure.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
The timing and ease of that goal — at a point when Leeds United were already creaking during the 2023-24 run-in — virtually condemned their top-two hopes.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The chapel was so old that creaks shuttered across the floor like lightning.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Empty as a ghost town in winter but overwhelmed with wall-to-wall tourists in summer, its infrastructure creaks under pressure.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Making no effort to conceal the creaking obviousness of the sets—the site of a locomotive crash, a veranda overlooking a beautiful garden—Gomes revels in a blatant Old Hollywood artifice.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
The timing and ease of that goal — at a point when Leeds United were already creaking during the 2023-24 run-in — virtually condemned their top-two hopes.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Most were, like O’Neil, young and ardent admirers of the actor, who at that point was between movies and had a different kind of creative itch to scratch.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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And the project, essentially, was to build one of the world’s biggest football clubs from scratch.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Tables groaned with treats: plates of seafood, bowls of Greek salad, tubs of plump olives.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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The auteur’s new ensemble film practically groans under the weight of A-list headliners such as Benicio Del Toro, Benedict Cumberbatch, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright and Tom Hanks.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Verb
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If squeaking is the issue, there are some simple solutions to look into as well.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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The full-length collection arrives at No. 40 on the Top Album Sales chart, barely squeaking onto the roster of bestsellers in the U.S. inside the top 40.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His round wasn’t without its bumps and scrapes, with bogeys on 1, 11 and 13 but his late round surge took him from three shots back of the lead to three shots ahead of his nearest chaser.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Tilt skillet so eggs fill bare spots; scrape cooked eggs down from sides of skillet, and cook until just set, about 30 seconds.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Verb
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In a similar lawsuit launched in March against Trump’s reorganization of the Department of Education, Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers whined that Trump’s plan could lead to block grants to the states, some even allowing the money to go for private school vouchers.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
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Many comments on that post feel McIlroy is whining, but that does not seem to be the case.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The series villain, Tommy Lee Royce, played with crackling menace by James Norton, will haunt you long after the credits roll.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Bake cookies at 350°F until set and crackled, 10 to 12 minutes.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Using a rasp grater such as a Microplane, finely zest the lemon into the bowl and gently toss the ingredients to combine.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The engine rasps and rumbles right up to the tachometer’s 7,000-rpm redline—and beyond, in fact, since peak power arrives at 7,500 rpm.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the Francophone descriptor fails to conjure the dust her voice kicks up, the grit and moan that hang in the air after each song.—
Carrie Brownstein,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers or moan about a lack of talent was refreshing.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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