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Recent Examples of creak
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
There wasn't a single rattle or creak of complaint from the cabin.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s silence, there is silence and distinct audio, noises like creaking of metal that’s underwater in the submarine.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Old ships can have sewage, smoke, and creaks at all times.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
There wasn't a single rattle or creak of complaint from the cabin.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
Verb
The use of sound effects elevates the tangibility of the low poly world, with heavy footsteps, creaking doors, crunching and snapping locks and keys all imbuing the otherwise grainy clay-like facade with a real-life grime.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s silence, there is silence and distinct audio, noises like creaking of metal that’s underwater in the submarine.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
Noun
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Tonally, the organization treaded carefully between seriousness and levity; with few previous models for this sort of organizing, members had to – as Frazier would later put it in a 1995 essay – do it from scratch.Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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These packages are used to build applications faster by reusing common functionalities, rather than writing everything from scratch.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The more desperate the Count is to feast on Ellen, the more intense her nightmares become; resulting in the kind of eye-rolling, softly groaning fits often associated with the eroticized vampire genre.Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In many households, the sign of a good meal is people slumped on the couch with their pants unbuttoned, groaning from eating entirely too much, but still occasionally snacking on whatever food is closest to them.Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Despite that, Hunter barely squeaked out a victory after receiving 552 first-place votes and a total of 2,231 points.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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West Haven squeaked by Glastonbury 6-0 in the snow in the quarterfinal then beat Fairfield Prep in a rematch in the Class LL semifinal game.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Also, keep a first-aid kit stocked and accessible for minor cuts, scrapes, and sniffles. 10 Appliances to Unplug Before Vacation 5.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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The risks of barefoot walking include small cuts and scrapes, conditions like athlete’s foot, and joint/bone injuries.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Stop whining about female TV anchor’s hair and clothing.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Dodgers Plaschke: Baseball fans can whine, but there’s nothing wrong with the way the Dodgers are winning Dec. 4, 2024 The Dodgers, honestly, didn’t do much during the meetings besides accepting congratulations for their World Series championship.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Among a crackling grand fireplace and towering Christmas tree, guests experience gothic manor life first-hand.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The menu, too, is very grown up—fundamentally Italian, as much of the cooking in the Tarlow universe is, and built around a live-fire oven that crackles in the open kitchen, which fills the front section of one of the restaurant’s two rooms.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Through seven presidential administrations, his edgy rasp essayed the perfect pitch of national incredulity, always with subtle phrasing and precise shading.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024
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Those two things – her effortlessly natural allure and her distinct vocal tone that infuses her Bajan accent with trademark throaty rasp – proved to be the most important building blocks for her impending domination.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
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There also isn't a dry forehead in the studio, as the tough session has left them all moaning and groaning.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Everything seems fine and dandy until nightfall, when Nana spends her evenings crawling around on her hands and knees and moaning.James Grebey, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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