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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He had just 172 yards passing while splitting time with Horn in a season-opening win over South Dakota, then threw for 204 yards in a 23-19 squeaker over Middle Tennessee State.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Cox had the distinction of winning the closest congressional race in the country, an 862-vote squeaker over Republican incumbent David Valadao.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022
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
But their 20-19 squeaker over the depleted Baltimore Ravens did little to suppress any lingering concerns about Stafford’s ability to win in the postseason.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022
There was a little spring, and also a sort of squeaker, such as you have heard in toy bears or sheep.
From The Story of Calico Clown by Hope, Laura Lee
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