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Recent Examples of suck
Ole Miss appeared to suck Georgia’s defense in with a run and a pass to the right.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
More free play outside To ensure kids don’t get too sucked into their devices, Haidt also recommends parents encourage them to spend time outside with friends.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The unconscious boy is tethered to one of the villain's raw and life-sucking tentacles.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
More free play outside To ensure kids don’t get too sucked into their devices, Haidt also recommends parents encourage them to spend time outside with friends.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The unconscious boy is tethered to one of the villain's raw and life-sucking tentacles.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck
smell
Verb
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Later, the sleeper-inners among the season’s house guests will stumble downstairs well after the whole house has started to smell, well, like Thanksgiving.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Open air is what [Texas] smells like.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Suck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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