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Recent Examples of sucked
Yet both Carney and his creator kept getting sucked back in.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
22 June 2026
Only select Archives employees are permitted to go into those stacks; one staffer suggested to me that this is because anyone can disappear in there, sucked down rabbit holes, if there are no guardrails.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
But a brutal late-game Indy turnover led to an easy fast-break bucket that sucked the life right out of the arena.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
From getting sucked through the chair to evoking its visual originality, a lot went into those moments.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
That may be why Intel is once again looking to bring back Raptor Lake, a performative, but maligned architectural design that sucked up a lot of power to deliver its impressive gaming and productivity performance.
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Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
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Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
And seriously, without fail, I got completely sucked into Oprah’s magic.
—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
22 June 2026
Only select Archives employees are permitted to go into those stacks; one staffer suggested to me that this is because anyone can disappear in there, sucked down rabbit holes, if there are no guardrails.
—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
But a brutal late-game Indy turnover led to an easy fast-break bucket that sucked the life right out of the arena.
—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
From getting sucked through the chair to evoking its visual originality, a lot went into those moments.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
That may be why Intel is once again looking to bring back Raptor Lake, a performative, but maligned architectural design that sucked up a lot of power to deliver its impressive gaming and productivity performance.
—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked
smelled
Verb
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In a strange twist, the potential buyer reportedly smelled a rat and reached out to someone with the company, to make sure the machinery hadn’t been stolen.
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Max also smelled awful, could barely walk and had about nine to 10 wounds on his body, according to the document.
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“Sucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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