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
  • On the other end of the field, goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz saved a few close calls to finish off her seventh career shutout, setting a new club record.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 July 2026
  • One of those close calls even ended with Tom Cruise coming to her rescue.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of close calls
Noun
  • Organizers haven't revealed if the temporary Olympic capacity — initially projected to be 25,000 — for the aquatic center had been scaled down to avoid cost blowouts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The bill would also require rules governing use of tire-deflation devices to immobilize street takeover cars without causing tire blowouts.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of blowouts
Noun
  • Sometimes those efforts fail, never more memorably than in these classic political thrillers.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • The above description could work as a plug-and-play synopsis for any number of cat-and-mouse crime thrillers.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 July 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
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  • Residents in the areas that felt the biggest tremors ​must beware of further strong quakes for about a week as well as the risk of landslides, an official for the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Much like the rest of the country, Asheville isn’t safe from climate hazards, most recently the city was hit by Hurricane Helene, a storm that caused fatalities from flooding, landslides and collapsing infrastructure.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of landslides
Noun
  • Indeed, Richard the Lionheart, after countless campaigns and victories, was slain by a crossbowman (ironically, because this was a weapon that Richard championed greatly against the wishes of the Church).
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Mathieu van der Poel pulled off one of the most astonishing victories of his career on Sunday, holding off the peloton on the Champs-Élysées to win stage 21 of the Tour de France.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of victories
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  • 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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