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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suctioning
Verb
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The Federal Reserve only just started bringing down short-term interest rates in recent months after pumping them up in the last two years to address inflation.—
Austin Corona,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Jan. 2025 -
When pumping was sped up, the water created a vortex in each opening that allowed water, but not particles, through.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The unusually large size of this bulge compared with the galaxy’s disk is possibly thanks to UGC 10043 siphoning material from a nearby dwarf galaxy.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, the thieves began siphoning syrup directly from the barrels in the reserve without refilling them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Suctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suctioning. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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