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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creaked
Verb
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Though the ballot measure also didn’t say the state needed to provide all of that money at once, lawmakers were already bracing for a budget shortfall last year and groaned under the strain of finding any more funding.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Everyone in the car groaned with disappointment.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Last year, the Tar Heels squeaked into the First Four and blew out San Diego State, then lost in the first round to Ole Miss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bill squeaked through the Senate on Monday by just one vote but passed the House by more than 20 votes.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Never whined, even as quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s play deteriorated last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 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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That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed.—
Lauren Caruba,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Creaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creaked. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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