1
: one that squeaks
2
: a contest (such as a game or an election) won by a small margin
Examples of squeaker in a Sentence
They won in a 10–9 squeaker.
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After the White Sox won in a rout in Game 1, the Dodgers’ pitching took over, with the White Sox winning a 1-0 Game 5 squeaker with the only run coming on a double play grounder against Sandy Koufax.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Hence the range of potential outcomes stretches from a Harris sweep to state-by-state squeakers to a Trump landslide.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Overhead, a menagerie of developmental detachable toys, including a wiggly octopus, chiming turtle with mirror, crinkly sea star, squeaker crab, and chiming manta ray beckon little hands and feet and promote hand-eye coordination.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
That was down 8% from last year’s Eagles-Jets squeaker, which averaged 26.09 million in 63% of all markets.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Hence the range of potential outcomes stretches from a Harris sweep to state-by-state squeakers to a Trump landslide.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
Overhead, a menagerie of developmental detachable toys, including a wiggly octopus, chiming turtle with mirror, crinkly sea star, squeaker crab, and chiming manta ray beckon little hands and feet and promote hand-eye coordination.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
That was down 8% from last year’s Eagles-Jets squeaker, which averaged 26.09 million in 63% of all markets.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Squeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeaker. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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