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Recent Examples of suckedWill any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2026 As for keeping the focus on the main thing this week, the Ole Miss coach summed it up in the most logical way for his players that could be sucked into the off-field distractions this week.—
Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2026 When those latter options get sucked up by the youth sports industrial complex, communities are left with a vacuum for talent cultivation for families who cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars a year for their child to play.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2026 Uplighting causes the dark panels to look like pillows, making the rooms feel soft and cosmic, as if the audience might be gently sucked into both the screen and the ceiling.—Los Angeles Times,
2 Sep. 2026 They accidentally get sucked into a portal that transports them to a fantastical world with a friendly weredog (Dave Franco) and a demon (Lea Salonga) that feeds on memories.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2026 So trying to resist getting sucked into your phone just feels like resisting the inevitable sometimes.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2026 This debris can get sucked into your ductwork or blown back into the house.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2026 The passenger sitting in that seat was partially sucked out of the plane, suffering serious injuries, the NTSB said.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked
smelled
Verb
Cozzi’s colleague eventually checked the office bathroom, which overwhelmingly smelled of cleaning products and alcohol.
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Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2026
To be loved is to be smelled, at least according to the manosphere.