as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Recent Examples of suck in
In this case, the device was able to suck in part of the worm's tail and drag it out—still squirming.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Now that that’s out of the way: This movie sucks, and Sandler sucks in it.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
If small objects such as grains of sand get sucked in and stuck between one of those blades and the ring wall, the impeller may jam.
—Ben Coxworth
july 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
In between the first and second quarters, Clark put her hand on her chest as if to suck in more air.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Now that that’s out of the way: This movie sucks, and Sandler sucks in it.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
If small objects such as grains of sand get sucked in and stuck between one of those blades and the ring wall, the impeller may jam.
—Ben Coxworth
july 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
In between the first and second quarters, Clark put her hand on her chest as if to suck in more air.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
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The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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At its worst, AI can be used by bad actors and content farms to confuse or deceive listeners, push ‘slop’ into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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In other words, the top search results aren't always safe, and that's exactly how scammers trick people.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the content, murky and misleading, is designed to trick Californians into voting for a power grab.—
Laura Koval,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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