squeaker
Americannoun
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a person or thing that squeaks.
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Informal. a contest or game won by a very small margin.
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Informal. a dangerous situation.
Etymology
Origin of squeaker
Example Sentences
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In a squeaker race for Cannes’ top prize, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu prevailed on Saturday, taking the Palme d’Or for his tense community drama “Fjord.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
And the one game they did barely win was a 20-17 squeaker over perhaps the worst team in football, the New England Patriots.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
Polling suggests that the candidate they’re choosing to go with is Mark Ronchetti, a weatherman from Albuquerque who lost the 2020 Senate race in a surprisingly close squeaker.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2022
The “stompin’, chompin’, dancin’ ” toy responds with more than 70 sounds and movements, and comes with accessories like headphones and a bone squeaker toy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021
As one looks at his Punch one feels that such a being is either a squeaker or a mute.
From George Cruikshank by W. H. Chesson
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