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as in nail-biter
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as in landslide
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Recent Examples of squeaker
And long enough to run Denver’s winning streak to six with an 18-15 squeaker in south Texas.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2025
Jonas Brodin, playing with a mangled finger, scored on a squeaker and had an assist.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
But eliminate a defensive takeaway at the end of Cal’s 28-24 win at Boston College and its 21-18 squeaker over North Carolina last Friday and the Bears could be 3-4, winless in three ACC games and riding a four-game losing streak.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Over four decades after making his screen debut, the fuzzy little squeaker continues to melt hearts and inspire new generations of adorable little guys.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2025
Jonas Brodin, playing with a mangled finger, scored on a squeaker and had an assist.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
But eliminate a defensive takeaway at the end of Cal’s 28-24 win at Boston College and its 21-18 squeaker over North Carolina last Friday and the Bears could be 3-4, winless in three ACC games and riding a four-game losing streak.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Over four decades after making his screen debut, the fuzzy little squeaker continues to melt hearts and inspire new generations of adorable little guys.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaker
Noun
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What unfolded was a back-and-forth nail-biter, the kind of game that makes conference tournament week feel like a preview of the madness ahead.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jokic ended up attempting 11 of his team’s 35 free throws in Monday’s nail-biter at Utah.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pasquantino wouldn’t have another close call.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Hornets also had a close call in a 12-inning 4-3 win against Lake Minneola (8-3).—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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After winning a landslide victory earlier this year that put her Liberal Democratic Party in the driver’s seat, Takaichi now needs to deliver on the fundamental, kitchen-table issues facing the Japanese economy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Razor blades and pointe shoes prove pretty lethal in Vicky Jewson’s bloody and blistered ballet thriller, which finds a dysfunctional ballerina troupe fighting for survival after a run-in with a deadly Hungarian mob.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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Netflix’s refugee thriller His House and Jordan Peele’s Lovecraft Country showed early signs of her penchant for horror as a metaphor for racial oppression.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: close shave between a blizzard and a blustery day Farther north into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, forecast confidence drops sharply, with the storm’s eventual track playing a critical role in determining impacts.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Last week, for example, a satellite recently deployed by a Chinese rocket gave a Starlink spacecraft a close shave, apparently without providing the proper warning ahead of time.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 Dec. 2025
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Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 26 and the Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 119-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Friday’s victory was 2,000th in program history.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The race appears headed for a photo finish.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The good boy's sprint was caught by the photo finish camera.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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Going into Saturday night, the Wildcats had allowed only one kill shot all season, the fewest in college basketball, and that came in mop-up duty in a blowout win over Norfolk State in November.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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According to the Republican pollster and strategist Ross Hunt, Wambsganss’s loss, which was a blowout, was due less to mobilized Democrats than to independent and Republican voters turning against her.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Squeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaker. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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