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Recent Examples of sucking
But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.
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Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Then there's the squat effect when the ship is in shallow water where the passage of the ship can cause a drop in pressure, sucking the hull downward.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
The unconscious boy is tethered to one of the villain's raw and life-sucking tentacles.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025
Experts warn that sucking out bee venom or scraping a stinger with a credit card can worsen the sting and spread the venom.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Bed bugs have been a persistent problem in Paris in recent years, with the blame placed on the city’s popularity as a global tourist destination as well as the blood-sucking parasites’ growing resistance to pesticides.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold, dry air travels over open water, sucking up moisture that is released when the air mass hits land.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 12 Dec. 2025
One day, the script said that Marietta gets in bed, curls up with her baby dog, and is sucking her thumb.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Research has consistently condemned PE firms for buying up hospitals and sucking staff and patients dry.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucking
Verb
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The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.—
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This typically includes sensory testing, such as tasting and smelling products over time, and chemical tests that track changes like oxidation or moisture loss.—
Verb
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The women's beanie is highly functional, too, thanks to a blend of wool and synthetic materials that’ll take the chill out of biting days and perfectly stretch to fit your head.—
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And the world goes round… News round-up Injuries are biting Manchester City’s back line.—
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“Sucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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