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Recent Examples of suction
The Rev Air works for all hair types, provided your hair is long enough to suction into the wand.
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Essence Wiley, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
More: Blue-green algae blooms, once unheard of in Lake Superior, are a sign that ‘things are changing’ experts say
Lake Superior’s Isle Royale, Apostle Islands, Pictured Rocks all at risk
Spotting zebra mussels suctioned to the murky lakebed – and sometimes under rocks – is no easy task.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 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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Essence Wiley, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
More: Blue-green algae blooms, once unheard of in Lake Superior, are a sign that ‘things are changing’ experts say
Lake Superior’s Isle Royale, Apostle Islands, Pictured Rocks all at risk
Spotting zebra mussels suctioned to the murky lakebed – and sometimes under rocks – is no easy task.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 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
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Ruben Enikolopov, a research professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, explains that at the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin had low government debt and large reserves, and pumped money into the economy via military spending.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Anaheim stormed to a 3-1 series lead while pumping 20 goals past the Oilers, who looked slower and creakier than the Ducks.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But many of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority have argued for the past two years that Connecticut saves too aggressively, siphoning dangerously large amounts from town aid and other core programs and effectively forcing one generation to solve a problem created by three.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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Twenty years later, all of the money and power in publishing has been siphoned to the very, very rich.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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