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Recent Examples of suction
The hospital did not have the tools to suction out the clot.
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Daniel Torrent,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
The Rev Air works for all hair types, provided your hair is long enough to suction into the wand.
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Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
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Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Nov. 2025
Inside a classroom at Nashville State Community College, nursing student Christa Hansen helped suction a tube inserted into a patient's trachea to keep his airway clear.
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Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suction
Daniel Torrent,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
The Rev Air works for all hair types, provided your hair is long enough to suction into the wand.
—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Nov. 2025
Inside a classroom at Nashville State Community College, nursing student Christa Hansen helped suction a tube inserted into a patient's trachea to keep his airway clear.
—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
Verb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
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Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.
Verb
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If discovering tiny insect casings or sticky residue, this often indicates those insects with piercing and sucking mouthparts that slowly siphon sap from plants, depleting their ability to feed themselves through photosynthesis.
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According to Stanford’s White, although Union Pacific had a huge amount of capital, much of it was siphoned off to the Credit Mobilier, the construction company working on the project, which was owned by insiders at the time.
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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