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Recent Examples of suction
Inside a classroom at Nashville State Community College, nursing student Christa Hansen helped suction a tube inserted into a patient's trachea to keep his airway clear.
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Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The Gold Pig is unassuming, with a plain white-tiled façade and rows of tables with metal grills and extractor fans to suction up the oily air.
—Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
The Bug Bite Thing is clinically proven to suction out irritants like venom and saliva from mosquitoes, wasps, and more, taking the itching, stinging, and swelling with them.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
Don't use a tourniquet Don't try to suction out the venom, and don't cut or slice the bite
Keep the affected extremity elevated while traveling to a medical facility.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The Gold Pig is unassuming, with a plain white-tiled façade and rows of tables with metal grills and extractor fans to suction up the oily air.
—Thessaly La Force, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
The Bug Bite Thing is clinically proven to suction out irritants like venom and saliva from mosquitoes, wasps, and more, taking the itching, stinging, and swelling with them.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
Don't use a tourniquet Don't try to suction out the venom, and don't cut or slice the bite
Keep the affected extremity elevated while traveling to a medical facility.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
Verb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Simply pump the handle to cut food into fine, chunky, or coarse bits as needed.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Western nations could also encourage Russia's top experts to leave the country, siphoning away the country's expertise, the report says.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Kolomoisky has been accused of siphoning off billions from PrivatBank, a Ukrainian bank.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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