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Recent Examples of suction
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.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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
This powerful carpet cleaner swiftly suctions up messes and scrubs them clean in one fell swoop, no manual labor required.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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
This powerful carpet cleaner swiftly suctions up messes and scrubs them clean in one fell swoop, no manual labor required.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
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Travelers can expect to sail past incredible vistas of fjords and towering glaciers, or get their hearts pumping with a requisite polar plunge, diving into the icy waters for the ultimate rush.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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In another shot, Elordi is seen dancing solo while pumping his fists in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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To service it, the government alleged, Mizuhara himself became a criminal, taking control of one of Ohtani’s bank accounts and siphoning almost $17 million from the superstar.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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High-profile failures, such as rogue employees at exchanges siphoning funds or misuse of this data in open banking, have made regulators wary.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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