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
These facilities suck in air and extract carbon using chemicals in a process powered by clean, geothermal energy.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Arsenal There is a danger of being sucked in by the lure of Arsenal, who have looked ‘nearly there’ for a few years now.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Immediately, a black hole forms in its core, which then sucks in the surrounding material, quickly plumping up to a mass of over 1,000, or even 10,000, times the mass of the sun.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This is what sucking in your stomach does to your abdominal cavity.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
Arsenal There is a danger of being sucked in by the lure of Arsenal, who have looked ‘nearly there’ for a few years now.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Immediately, a black hole forms in its core, which then sucks in the surrounding material, quickly plumping up to a mass of over 1,000, or even 10,000, times the mass of the sun.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This is what sucking in your stomach does to your abdominal cavity.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
Verb
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Looks can be deceiving, Cali said.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now the abductees are required to trick others in turn.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the hacking campaigns Proofpoint analyzed, cybercriminals attempted to trick users into downloading and installing Stealerium as an attachment or a web link, luring victims with typical bait like a fake payment or invoice.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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To the American people—don't let this fool you.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In autonomous vehicles, a single sticker on a stop sign can fool a vision system.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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