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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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeaker
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The team also nearly advanced in the playoffs, but were eliminated in a 23-20 nail-biter against the Washington Commanders.—
James Brizuela,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: The Armed Services Committee approved Hegseth with a nail-biter vote of 14-13.—
Axios,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Thursday’s drone crash, which punched a hole in the plane’s left wing, was a close call, Sweeney said.—
Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The teams met late in the 1930 season, which was another close call for Notre Dame, a 7-6 win that was played in front of 100,000 at Chicago’s Soldier Field.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The coastal city of Rancho Palos Verdes suffered sudden movement from a decades-old complex of slow-moving landslides last fall, twisting roads and putting multimillion-dollar homes on the brink of destruction.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defending champs are once again landslide favorites to win the World Series.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Next up for Lin is the Amazon adventure series Seven Wonders that stars Simu Liu and the heist thriller Two for the Money, starring Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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In the upcoming musical thriller, both Lopez and Medina serve as producers.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Both Vicario and Forster, his deputy, have had their share of close shaves this season, most recently at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago, where Kulusevski felt like a sitting duck for Tyler Adams when the straight pass arrived.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
19 Dec. 2024
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Panasonic electric razor: on sale for $129 Original price: $209.99 Any man who wants an incredibly close shave will love the Panasonic electric razor.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
31 Oct. 2024
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The Portland Trail Blazers outscore the Rockets 17-0 for a 113-96 victory. 1988 — Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the fourth round at Atlantic City to retain his world heavyweight title. 1989 — After winning his third Super Bowl as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Bill Walsh retires.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Brown, who had three catches for 33 yards in Marist’s 34-27 overtime win over the Crusaders in football last fall, was thrilled to double up on Battle of Pulaski victories.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately for Detroit, the Minnesota Vikings continue to win, too, setting up what could be a photo finish in Week 18.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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In the men’s 100-meter final, Noah Lyles and six other runners were involved in a photo finish — 0.09 seconds separated Lyles from seventh place.—
The Athletic Staff,
The Athletic,
11 Aug. 2024
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After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly, until their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks was shifted to truTV), Barkley took advantage of the opportunity to again inject himself into the drama between Butler and Heat President Pat Riley.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Squeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaker. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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