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Recent Examples of sucks
Plus, its strong suction sucks up pet hair, dust, dirt, crumbs, and more debris.
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Melody Kazel, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Some players will still think this sucks, see character acquisition slow and then bounce.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
What follows is a classic third-man movement pattern that sucks Leeds in with the intention of playing a ball into the space that opens up behind them.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s kind of their freedom to do that, which sucks.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
More people walk away from bad deals, money sucks, and rip-offs.
—Stav Ziv, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
To make the contestants do all that, and then encourage them to turn on each other for the sake of even more drama on a show that is already inherently dramatic — that sucks, man.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Life sucks for a lot of people.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Tomorrow’s going to be just like today, and today sucks.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Melody Kazel, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Some players will still think this sucks, see character acquisition slow and then bounce.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
What follows is a classic third-man movement pattern that sucks Leeds in with the intention of playing a ball into the space that opens up behind them.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s kind of their freedom to do that, which sucks.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
More people walk away from bad deals, money sucks, and rip-offs.
—Stav Ziv, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
To make the contestants do all that, and then encourage them to turn on each other for the sake of even more drama on a show that is already inherently dramatic — that sucks, man.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Life sucks for a lot of people.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Tomorrow’s going to be just like today, and today sucks.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucks
smells
Verb
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No one wants to use a bathroom that smells stale (or worse).—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the egg smells unpleasant or has discoloration, discard the egg.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Sucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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