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Recent Examples of sucking
The norm of planning a hangout is too often a long, soul-sucking scheduling thread.
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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
Stinkbugs are another sucking insect that feeds on fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
LiPfe was directly sucking nutrients from the surrounding seawater to fuel its tissue repair and survival.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Ticks are tiny, blood-sucking parasites that belong to the arachnid family, related to spiders and scorpions rather than being insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 May 2026
Ticks live in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, the CDC said, so spending time outside camping, hunting, gardening or even walking your dog can bring you in close contact with the blood-sucking arachnids.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Octopuses can move at high speed by sucking water into an interior funnel and squirting it out like air escaping from a balloon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
These images do not romanticize the West as much as document how difficult, life-sucking and under-appreciated this job can be.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
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
Stinkbugs are another sucking insect that feeds on fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
LiPfe was directly sucking nutrients from the surrounding seawater to fuel its tissue repair and survival.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Ticks are tiny, blood-sucking parasites that belong to the arachnid family, related to spiders and scorpions rather than being insects.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 May 2026
Ticks live in grassy, brushy or wooded areas, the CDC said, so spending time outside camping, hunting, gardening or even walking your dog can bring you in close contact with the blood-sucking arachnids.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Octopuses can move at high speed by sucking water into an interior funnel and squirting it out like air escaping from a balloon.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
These images do not romanticize the West as much as document how difficult, life-sucking and under-appreciated this job can be.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucking
Verb
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Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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In the bathrooms there are fluffy robes, cool-white marble and delicious-smelling Memo Paris bath products (the luxury perfume house was co-founded by a Tipperary man and now has a store on rue Cambon in Paris opposite Chanel).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Aedes aegypti, known as the yellow fever mosquito, is a small day-biting species with white stripes on their back and legs.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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That raises concerns that in certain situations, the repellent may even begin to attract some biting insects.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Sucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucking. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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