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Recent Examples of sucks
Getting left out of things sucks.
—
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
If the prompt sucks, the output sucks.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The disease sucks, but … people don’t feel sorry for me.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
While Englund has said that was Craven’s original intention for the character of Freddy, the gravity of the crimes sucks any enjoyment out of a remake in desperate need of fun.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
This sucks, this really does suck.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Despite its lightweight design, it's packed with power that sucks up pet hair, dust, crumbs, and other messes from hard floors and carpets.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
This multi-tasking vac sucks up debris, mops, and sanitizes with ease.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Legal tech sucks, AI sucks, personal injury sucks.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
If the prompt sucks, the output sucks.
—Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The disease sucks, but … people don’t feel sorry for me.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
While Englund has said that was Craven’s original intention for the character of Freddy, the gravity of the crimes sucks any enjoyment out of a remake in desperate need of fun.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
This sucks, this really does suck.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Despite its lightweight design, it's packed with power that sucks up pet hair, dust, crumbs, and other messes from hard floors and carpets.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
This multi-tasking vac sucks up debris, mops, and sanitizes with ease.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Legal tech sucks, AI sucks, personal injury sucks.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucks
smells
Verb
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The air smells of rust and salt.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s not to say that every political event that smells like a coup is, in fact, a coup.—
John Joseph Chin,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Sucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucks. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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