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Recent Examples of creak
Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
On board the 30-foot Salford sailing whelk yacht, there’s silence except for the creak of ropes and gurgle of our wake.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Keeping an eye on the truck’s shadow in the dirt shows just how much the camper module moves independently of the truck itself, without any hint of the unpleasant clunking and creaking noises that so many basic camper shells and overlanding conversions typically produce.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But Take Note There have been complaints of faulty bearings, and the ride can be a bit wobbly and loud, with some squeaks and creaks along the way.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024
On board the 30-foot Salford sailing whelk yacht, there’s silence except for the creak of ropes and gurgle of our wake.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
Verb
Construction on the space station began in 1998, and the oldest parts of the ISS are now over a quarter-century old and are beginning to creak a little with increasing age.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Keeping an eye on the truck’s shadow in the dirt shows just how much the camper module moves independently of the truck itself, without any hint of the unpleasant clunking and creaking noises that so many basic camper shells and overlanding conversions typically produce.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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The pasta, made from scratch, is a highlight, delicately flavored with ingredients like ricotta, sage, and parmesan.—
Carissa & Dino Tozzi,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2025
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By the time Magenta serves our second course, vegetable tagliolini made from scratch, Stynes has completely rejiggered our itinerary.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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When prospective recruits were asked to drop and do five pushups, many groaned and struggled, unable to complete the task.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The film played like a real-deal thriller, the people around me screaming and groaning and laughing and shielding their eyes.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That came just months after Cameron Smith squeaked out a win at the Open Championship the year prior over McIlroy in the final round.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Longhorns squeaked into the semifinal by emerging from a roller-coaster of a game over Arizona State in double-overtime.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The accident left Natalya with facial injuries from the airbag deployment, while Andrew sustained minor scrapes on his arm.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The school nurse found extensive bruising on her body and scrapes on her stomach, buttocks and knees.—
Anthony G. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Now even Sean McDermott, coach of the Bills team that lost to the Chiefs last Sunday in the AFC championship games, is running with the crowd and whining that a team having the kind of extraordinary run the Chiefs are having doesn’t get here without the refs.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Walter Lippmann in Public Opinion whines about this.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At that point, all of the houses except Hauptman’s and a few nearby homes were on fire, multimillion-dollar properties crackling like twigs in a summer campfire.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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Following the Watts Rebellion of 1965, the LA art scene crackled with political energy, and in 1967, Davis and his brother returned from a transformative road trip and inaugurated Brockman Gallery in the city’s Leinert Park neighborhood.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In this case, there’s not much in the way of medication that can help; Dr. Mercado notes that OTC drugs haven’t actually been proven effective for softening a bad rasp.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
13 Feb. 2025
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Vernon also lent his signature rasp to collaborations with some of the biggest stars in music, from Taylor Swift, Travis Scott, and Charli XCX.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There was so much pre- match negativity and expecting Arsenal to turn us over and moaning about the transfer window as if the club didn’t want to buy players.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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First, a woman near the forge will be moaning about the blacksmith.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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