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squeaker

[ skwee-ker ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that squeaks.
  2. Informal. a contest or game won by a very small margin.
  3. Informal. a dangerous situation.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of squeaker1

First recorded in 1635–45; squeak + -er 1
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Hegseth's squeaker of a confirmation victory marks only the second time that a vice president has broken a Senate tie on a Cabinet confirmation vote.

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In 2020, Trump won two-thirds of the vote in Greenlee County while losing Arizona in a squeaker he falsely maintains was stolen.

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Smart lost a couple of limited series supporting squeakers in 2016 and 2020, when she competed with great performances in “Fargo” and “Watchmen.”

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The Californians Against Proposition 1 campaign said the measure wasn’t a “huge” win for Newsom, but “an embarrassing squeaker of a victory.”

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It’s a squeaker, but “Spider-Verse” likely prevails for the simple reason that more people saw it.

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