suctioning

present participle of suction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for suctioning
Verb
  • Your Heart Gets Healthier Exercise strengthens the heart muscle, improving its efficiency in pumping blood throughout the body.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
  • For years, major medical organizations like the American Heart Association have recommended aiming to get at least 150 minutes of heart-pumping physical activity a week.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to produce the distinct products that are routinely used to treat everything from severe blood loss to cancer.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Bell then takes his own clear straw and puts it in Peck’s mouth, syphoning off coffee as Peck looks horrified.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Then, in mid-2024, seemingly out of the blue, the 59-year-old producer was accused — first in a civil suit and then in a federal indictment in the Central District Court of California — of siphoning funds from one of his own shows for personal use.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Suctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suctioning. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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