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as in nail-biter
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as in close call
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as in landslide
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Recent Examples of squeaker
Yet in each case, the offense has been less dominant, the wins have been squeakers rather than routs and the path to another trophy appears narrower, if still navigable.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This toy has different-sized sliders for hiding treats and a center squeaker button to keep him engaged.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But the Hispanic Policy Council poll, which shows Trump with a comfortable cushion at the top of the ticket, sees the Senate race as a squeaker by comparison.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 5 May 2024
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.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This toy has different-sized sliders for hiding treats and a center squeaker button to keep him engaged.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But the Hispanic Policy Council poll, which shows Trump with a comfortable cushion at the top of the ticket, sees the Senate race as a squeaker by comparison.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 5 May 2024
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.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaker
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Luke Isaak, San Ramon Valley basketball: The senior scored 33 points and 14 rebounds as SRV took down Oakland Tech 77-74 in an overtime nail-biter.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The contest was a nail-biter the whole way, with no lead exceeding double digits.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Despite this alarming rise in close calls, Brickhouse tells PEOPLE that flying is still the safest way to travel.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The tragedy will likely hinge on the design of helicopter routes and reported failures to heed safety alerts on close calls.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their exit, along Forest Service roads, was blocked by landslides and dangerous debris piles.—
Peter Slevin,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Carney won in a landslide, winning 85.9% of the vote.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The thriller — which also stars Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells, and Alex Newell — follows Stephanie (Kendrick) as she is whisked away to Capri in Italy to attend the wedding of her frenemy Emily (Lively).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Adapted from the book of the same name by Dennis Tafoya (whose specialty is thrillers and noirs set in Philadelphia, reminiscent of Dennis Lehane’s bond with Boston, S. A. Cosby’s with Virginia, and Jordan Harper’s with California), Dope Thief immediately drops us into its North Philly setting.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The metal of the razor is protected by a ceramic guard, ensuring there’s no tugging or cutting the skin while still allowing for a close shave.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2025
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Looking Ahead: The Anteaters survived an extremely close shave with a talented UC Santa Barbara team last Thursday to stay alive in the at-large picture.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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When the team won its first championship in 2018, the Eagles decided not to celebrate the victory with President Donald Trump, who was in his first term in office at the time.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The victory was never in doubt for the No. 3 Huskies, who led wire-to-wire to secure their fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title and their 12th in a row including seven years in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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Fords make up nine of the first 10 starting positions for the Cup Series race at the track that produced an epic three-wide photo finish a season ago.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2025
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From the thrilling photo finish at Churchill Downs that captured Mystik Dan winning the historic 150th Kentucky Derby to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler gracing Valhalla Golf Club for the 106th PGA Championship.—
Staff,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Dec. 2024
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This game was a blowout from start to finish with the Jaguars caught in a crossfire hurricane.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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March may bring more of the same Bitcoin could return to pre-election levels after this week’s selloff, says Wolfe Coinbase just reported a blowout fourth quarter.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Squeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaker. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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