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Recent Examples of sucks
People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.
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Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The major downside to the OmniBook Flip 16 is that the beautiful and bright display sucks power like crazy, with the battery testing at just 9 hours and 55 minutes for a single charge.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
Esteban is a black hole that sucks out all the air from the space around anyone in his midst; Bardem’s perpetually alpha aura makes for a great match to the material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
This pet grooming kit + vacuum trims, brushes and sucks up loose fur at the same time, so you're not left sweeping up Fido's tumbleweeds afterward.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Just like a Slurpee cup with multiple straws, whoever sucks the hardest gets the most.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe.
—Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The major downside to the OmniBook Flip 16 is that the beautiful and bright display sucks power like crazy, with the battery testing at just 9 hours and 55 minutes for a single charge.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
Esteban is a black hole that sucks out all the air from the space around anyone in his midst; Bardem’s perpetually alpha aura makes for a great match to the material.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
This pet grooming kit + vacuum trims, brushes and sucks up loose fur at the same time, so you're not left sweeping up Fido's tumbleweeds afterward.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Just like a Slurpee cup with multiple straws, whoever sucks the hardest gets the most.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe.
—Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucks
smells
Verb
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This smells like seven games all the way.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The wispy tendril of smoke keeps the mosquitoes at bay and simultaneously smells like your best indoor candle, with notes of jasmine and salt air—a perfect accompanying scent for a summertime supper on the patio.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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“Sucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucks. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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