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Recent Examples of sucking
Pests and Disease Sap-sucking insects like thrips, spider mites, aphids, and whiteflies can stunt plant growth or cause severe flower and leaf drop.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Reyna also took the opportunity to announce that his wife was pregnant by putting the ball under his shirt and sucking his thumb.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
They’re led by snake-oil gurus who end up sucking the wealth out of their followers.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
Airline executives said they’re being forced to remove engines and take them for maintenance into crowded shops earlier than expected, which is driving up costs and sucking up the fuel savings they were supposed to get from the engines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Ticks are blood-sucking parasites that can transmit dangerous viruses and bacteria, including Lyme disease.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The norm of planning a hangout is too often a long, soul-sucking scheduling thread.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Although aphids have a reputation for being harmful, sap-sucking pests that wreak havoc on the garden, these insects aren't always a bad thing.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Reyna also took the opportunity to announce that his wife was pregnant by putting the ball under his shirt and sucking his thumb.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
They’re led by snake-oil gurus who end up sucking the wealth out of their followers.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026
Airline executives said they’re being forced to remove engines and take them for maintenance into crowded shops earlier than expected, which is driving up costs and sucking up the fuel savings they were supposed to get from the engines.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Ticks are blood-sucking parasites that can transmit dangerous viruses and bacteria, including Lyme disease.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The norm of planning a hangout is too often a long, soul-sucking scheduling thread.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Although aphids have a reputation for being harmful, sap-sucking pests that wreak havoc on the garden, these insects aren't always a bad thing.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucking
Verb
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Bears aren't just smelling your hot dogs and hamburgers.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Tasks can include smelling dangerously high or low glucose levels, smelling mood swings, anxiety and depression, smelling an impending seizure and many other tasks.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The stallions are known to engage in fierce battles in public spaces, including chasing, kicking and biting.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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When the woman went outside to try to intervene, the bear turned its attention to her, clawing and biting her.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucking. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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