suction

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Recent Examples of suction The inspector reported that a respiratory therapist donned a pair of gloves without first washing his hands before suctioning a child’s breathing machine. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for suction
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Verb
  • The latest addition the InMotion's range will certainly get the adrenaline pumping with a top speed of 43.5 mph (70 km/h).
    Paul Ridden June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
  • Foreigners have responded by pumping money into America and now own 18% of the U.S. stock market, according to Apollo chief economist Torsten Sløk.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • But Kevin also wondered what would happen to the other people whose money got siphoned up by the fake Middlesex account.
    Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
  • New aid system criticized Israel and the U.S. say Hamas has siphoned aid from the U.N.-run system, while U.N. officials say there is no evidence of systematic diversion.
    Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025

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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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