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Recent Examples of suck
In her bed, John Seay’s mother is being sucked down the corridor.
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Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson delivered a sharp defense of data centers at a packed community meeting yesterday, responding to questions from residents worried that massive new facilities dedicated to artificial intelligence could suck up the village’s water or increase their utility bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
These images do not romanticize the West as much as document how difficult, life-sucking and under-appreciated this job can be.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson delivered a sharp defense of data centers at a packed community meeting yesterday, responding to questions from residents worried that massive new facilities dedicated to artificial intelligence could suck up the village’s water or increase their utility bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
These images do not romanticize the West as much as document how difficult, life-sucking and under-appreciated this job can be.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck
smell
Verb
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His home office is a narrow two-bedroom near an asphalt processing plant and a superfund site, both of which can be smelled with the windows open on a warm day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Shelves lined with baking ingredients, bolts of fabric, tinware, nails, and jars of penny candy created a patchwork of textures and smells ranging from molasses and leather to spices and tobacco smoke.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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“Suck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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