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squeaked

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verb

past tense of squeak

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of squeaked
Verb
This time, with respected Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti at the helm, the Seleção squeaked past Japan in the round of 32 before losing to Norway, a nation that had never reached the quarterfinals. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 But the solar and battery storage project on Ute Mountain Ute land squeaked through. Adam Burke, NPR, 6 July 2026 England squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta. Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 In the end, the club squeaked by with a 1-0 win in the final game of the season, keeping its place in the top tier of La Liga. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026 If the puck squeaked through, Hall may have connected with Jackson Blake for a breakaway attempt, so some credit to Guhle is due. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 24 May 2026 Read on to discover who else performed well, and who barely squeaked by with low estimates. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026 This weekend — four years and seven months since cameras first rolled on the project — Desert Warrior squeaked onto 1,010 American screens with the barest minimum of marketing and failed to crack the top ten of new movies. Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 This is what happened when Comal Pieper, bombarded by a relentless attack all game by a dominant Frisco Wakeland, squeaked off with a 1-0 win Friday at Birkelbach Field in the UIL Class 5A Division II championship game. Staff Writter, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaked
Adjective
  • This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Only 100% participation ensures that I am informed, accountable, and able to advocate effectively on behalf of the community in every aspect of county governance.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • That poll showed Rasner — who won 24% of the vote in his 2024 challenge to now-Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso — trailing Gray by single digits, but losing support after voters were informed of his sexuality.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Verb
  • Toddlers squealed and played, and an older woman cried softly.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.
    Peter White, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
    Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Squeaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaked. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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