suctioning

present participle of suction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suctioning
Verb
  • Overnight on Thursday, according to the Ukrainian military, a gas processing facility and pumping station in the Volgograd region of southern Russia were also hit.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Kirby was rolling through five shutout innings, pumping strike after strike past the Tigers.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wide-mouth jars with screw-on lids for decanting pantry goods and for storing leftovers in the fridge.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since Amazon first rolled out 30-second spots on Prime Video in January 2024, the streaming platform has slowly begun siphoning ad revenue from the linear TV market.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On a larger level, the tech giant’s Gemini AI platform has been mobilized as a way of siphoning off search traffic and keeping users on Google.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Suctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suctioning. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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