squeakers

noun

plural of squeaker
1
as in nail-biters

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2
as in close calls

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3
as in blowouts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeakers
  1. nail-biters
  2. close calls
  3. blowouts
  4. thrillers
  5. close shaves
  6. landslides
  7. victories
  8. romps
Noun
  • Although there have been hundreds of close calls and nail-biters, there have been some comebacks that feel like a movie come to life.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The Avs, who won the President’s Trophy with the league’s best regular-season record, opened the playoffs with a pair of 2-1 nail-biters over the Kings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Definition of nail-biters
Noun
  • But close calls like this, Mahdi says, are happening more often.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For Prescott, a first-time national winner who has spent the last 45 years in the trucking industry, simply reaching Pittsburgh was the result of years of close calls and incremental progress.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of close calls
Noun
  • There were blowouts, upsets, quarterback debuts, coaching debuts and enough disorder for one week of college football to vandalize months of offseason consensus.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Just like that, an opening weekend filled with snoozers and blowouts got a moment worth talking about.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowouts
Noun
  • In fact, Stein-Martin, who writes psychological thrillers in her spare time, said residents keep encouraging her to write a new book about a rabies scare in an assisted living community.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • David Ayer has made war stories (Fury), action-crime thrillers (Harsh Times, Street Kings, The Beekeeper), police dramas (End of Watch, Sabotage), and anti-superhero movies (Suicide Squad).
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrillers
Noun
  • Villa rely on its revenue to push their limits, so going another year on the outside will mean player sales, budget cuts and very, very close shaves with financial sanctions.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Torreys are accustomed to, pun intended, close shaves.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of close shaves
Noun
  • The Philippines is among the countries most exposed to powerful typhoons, some 20 of which lash the archipelago every year, causing considerable damage and casualties due to floods and landslides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, posed a risk to all the major islands due to the possibility of heavy rains and landslides, forecasters warned.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of landslides
Noun
  • The attacking threat evident in those marquee victories has since been blunted too, with Morocco international Ismael Saibari departing for Bayern Munich this summer.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, the administration seems to be unable to turn such victories into lasting policy, Fried said.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of victories
Noun
  • On the west coast, Gros and Petit Piton (Saint Lucia’s iconic volcanoes) rise from beneath the gin-clear sea to shelter the curvaceous coves at Anse Chastanet and Jalousie Beach, which inspire From Here To Eternity-style romps on the shore.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Spring break isn’t just for partying college kids and family theme-park romps.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of romps
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