Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked (up to)
Verb
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The heat underneath had slowly coaxed the juices from the bird.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026 -
Will Klein coaxed a groundout from rookie Tommy Troy to end the threat.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The comments section fawned over the clip.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Bondi fawned over Trump in a way unbefitting the nation’s chief law-enforcement officer.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reports claimed Hardy was regularly late to the set and often had to be cajoled into action.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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According to Filomeno Aguilar, Jr, once the Europeans were gone, the hacenderos kowtowed to the Americans, offering the island as a protectorate in the hopes of securing favorable access to the lucrative US market for their sugar.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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As a child Modrić idolized the Yugoslav (later Croatian) footballer Zvonimir Boban.—
Sanat Pai Raikar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
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“Sucked (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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