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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities one of the robbers eventually squeaked about the others

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squeak

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noun

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Recent Examples of squeak
Verb
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 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
And on Thursday night, Ken Carter was one of about two dozen people inside a basketball gym, where the only signs a game was taking place were the squeaks of sneakers and four buzzers to signal the end of each quarter. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024 There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for squeak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeak
Verb
  • Backstreet Boys talk Las Vegas Sphere residency Support the Short List andbecome a USA TODAY digital subscriber today.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Blessed to be here right now, to be a free man talking to y’all.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The associate principal clarinetist, Ben Adler, led the opening upward squeal with exultant sassiness, setting the tone for a high-spirited romp that brought grins to the faces of many onstage.
    Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • They were informed earlier this week that their superstar center, Victor Wembanyama, is ruled out for the rest of the season due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • But several national security agencies, including the FBI, and multiple other federal departments advised staffers not to respond to the email immediately, suggesting that the broader executive branch was not informed of nor prepared for the demand.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The adults-only (18+) property offers bright, minimalist rooms alongside pop-up dinners, a wraparound deck, and the peaceful chirps of the coquí frog at night.
    Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Sounds include white noise, lullabies, bird chirps and upbeat tunes.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Most people know what a yelp sounds like, but probably not all the subtlety within a series of yelps.
    Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 97th Oscars this morning, and as usual, there were yelps of joy throughout the land: Viva Anora!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Rudolph’s free-form use of onscreen effects and graphics extracts in visual form the manic contents of this inner verbal roar.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
  • And the acoustic details to amplify the roar of the crowd.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025

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