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Recent Examples of suction
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol to reduce fever, or nasal saline drops and suctioning to clear a stuffy nose.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of guys are starting to explore the idea that clothes do not have to be suctioned onto your body.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
While some surgeons routinely suction the jowls when contouring the jawline, others avoid them, staying below the jawbone and giving a wide berth to the delicate nerve.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
The inflation and deflation of the balloon acts as a suctioning force to help draw blood flow out from the heart during its contraction phase.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of guys are starting to explore the idea that clothes do not have to be suctioned onto your body.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
While some surgeons routinely suction the jowls when contouring the jawline, others avoid them, staying below the jawbone and giving a wide berth to the delicate nerve.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
The inflation and deflation of the balloon acts as a suctioning force to help draw blood flow out from the heart during its contraction phase.
—Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
Verb
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The small crew pumped their fists after the rankings were announced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2025
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Outside factors can pump the breaks on the honeymoon phase, too.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Inefficiencies and exploitation in procurement result in a hidden tax on taxpayers, siphoning billions of dollars each year from critical public programs.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Controversy over the issue erupted when the Desert Sun reported in 2015 that the Forest Service was allowing Nestle, which then ran the operation, to siphon water using a permit that listed 1988 as the expiration date.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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