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Recent Examples of suction
For years, surgeons have been suctioning fat from areas of excess and processing it into microfat and nanofat before injecting it into the face.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
That is, suctioning fat from one area and injecting it someplace else.
—Mary Roach, Wired News, 10 Nov. 2025
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.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
That is, suctioning fat from one area and injecting it someplace else.
—Mary Roach, Wired News, 10 Nov. 2025
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.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
Verb
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Your adrenaline’s pumping [after] being out for a while.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The couple had about $500,000 saved by age 40, and have since pumped their net worth up to over $1 million.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The answer became partly clear when a series of leaks known as the Congo Hold‑Up showed that Joseph Kabila Kabange, the former president, and his entourage had used a bank called BGFI to siphon at least $138 million from the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the fall, his longtime chief of staff, Sean McCluskie, pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to siphon campaign funds from Becerra’s dormant campaign account, a scheme Becerra denied knowledge of.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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