Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creaked
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Sections of the home crowd groaned, but this was what Emery wanted.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The president also groaned about a bad teleprompter.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first movie squeaked by thanks largely to its creation of a CG parallel universe of neon graphics, geometric lines and throbbing grids that was genuinely innovative for its time.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 2006 Cardinals slumped their way to an 83-win finish but squeaked into the postseason, then beat the Padres and Mets to advance to the World Series.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Part of its appeal might be the simplicity of the pie, which is simply a gooey chocolate filling with a crisp, crackled top inside a buttery pastry shell.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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From the other room, the victim moaned.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Creaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaked. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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