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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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The first four games of the NCAA college basketball tournament kicked off Tuesday night with a nail-biter between Alabama State and Saint Francis (Pa.).—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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To get to Sunday's Big Ten tournament championship game, the Wolverines defeated tournament No. 6 seed Purdue 86-68 before winning a nail-biter against Maryland, the tournament No. 2 seed, 81-80.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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After 15,000 close calls at one airport, FAA takes action.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on Tuesday on the close call at Chicago Midway International Airport in February, when a Flexjet plane crossed the same runway where a Southwest Airlines flight was coming in to land.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Those talks led to semi-free elections where Solidarity candidates won a landslide victory.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The popular 53-year-old mayor, who won his position by a landslide in spring 2024 local elections, was seen as Erdogan’s most serious rival for the Turkish presidency.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Spanish near-future political thriller The Interregnum has won the 2025 Seriesmakers award, a prize for projects from feature film directors looking to transition to series, at TV festival Series Mania.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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On May 16, The Weeknd will bring his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which topped the Billboard 200, to the big screen as a suspense thriller.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 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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Tkachuk finished the game but only played a season-low 13:23 in the victory with most of his third-period shifts lasting around 30 seconds.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hendrickson touched on his mentality going into the bout and how his faith played a role in his victory.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 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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The Illini took a few blowout losses in February and March (to admittedly strong opponents in Maryland, Duke, Wisconsin and Michigan State).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Gators are in the midst of a dominant stretch including blowout wins over some of the top teams in the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Squeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeaker. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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