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Recent Examples of sucked
His frequent use of direct-to-camera narration initially seems like a cloying misstep (mostly because so many other movies have sucked the fun out of that device).
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
There is no shortage of pundits and fans who say Guardiola’s influence has been a turn-off, claiming the focus on possession and building from the back had sucked the joy, spontaneity and unpredictability out of the Premier League.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
That is, until Carol is sucked off to the pearly white gates above instead, having redeemed herself enough in death to make up for her sins in life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Events of the next minute sucked American writers into its slipstream.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The flood shoved furniture into walls, sucked photographs from drawers.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
What sucked was how it was handled.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Jordan Klepper hosted a segment where all the correspondents got sucked off to heaven, utilizing the show’s green screen to its best effect in years.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t get sucked into an argument.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
There is no shortage of pundits and fans who say Guardiola’s influence has been a turn-off, claiming the focus on possession and building from the back had sucked the joy, spontaneity and unpredictability out of the Premier League.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
That is, until Carol is sucked off to the pearly white gates above instead, having redeemed herself enough in death to make up for her sins in life.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Events of the next minute sucked American writers into its slipstream.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The flood shoved furniture into walls, sucked photographs from drawers.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
What sucked was how it was handled.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Jordan Klepper hosted a segment where all the correspondents got sucked off to heaven, utilizing the show’s green screen to its best effect in years.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Don’t get sucked into an argument.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked
Verb
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Beans sometimes smelled rancid.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Red Lane Spa, which smelled of ylang-ylang and frangipani, was another highlight.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Dolphins in their 33-8 loss in Indy stunk like Limburger cheese left in a car trunk.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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