sucked

past tense of suck, informal + sometimes impolite
as in smelled
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory it's amazing that a song that sucks so bad can be so popular

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Recent Examples of sucked 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 The 61-year-old man who was nearly sucked out of the plane suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns. Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The head and shoulders of 61-year-old Ljubisa Karovic, sitting in seat 11F, were sucked out the window, causing significant injuries, his wife told Reuters. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Yet a full 20 years after Obama was elected on a promise to break free of Bush’s legacy, policymakers keep getting sucked into the region by an incentive structure that makes the use of force attractive and minimizes its short-term costs. Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 On the bridge, Sam taunts his brother before getting sucked out a hole in the observation window, graphically. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Often, compositions came from MacLeod watching a YouTube video, thinking the music sucked, then trying to make something more suitable. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 Motion picture marketing execs cry about the oxygen being sucked out of San Diego Comic-Con by rival studios, even if Disney’s Hall H Marvel panel is one of the last hoorahs to go down Saturday night. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026 And you might easily get sucked into seeing what all is for sale in the non-food section. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked
smelled
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  • Xcel crews told fire officials that a nearby business had used a cleaning solution that smelled like propane gas.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The women looked terrible—bruised and sallow—and smelled even worse.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Sucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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