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Recent Examples of suck
With a single stroke of a pen, our Democratic communities were sucked back into a ruby red stronghold.
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Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
That love affair quickly expired because the Giants simply sucked.
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
The clip sees him as a 2D man living life, ordering coffee, driving, getting blown away by the wind, and getting sucked into a vacuum.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
Pentagon threatens Scouting America over DEI 'The system sucks.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
That love affair quickly expired because the Giants simply sucked.
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
The clip sees him as a 2D man living life, ordering coffee, driving, getting blown away by the wind, and getting sucked into a vacuum.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
Pentagon threatens Scouting America over DEI 'The system sucks.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck
smell
Verb
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These are the areas where, as Solodko explains, perishables interact, and smells can happen.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pine-Sol can get rid of tough stains and smells such as grease and unpleasant odors on athletic gear for clothing that seems good as new.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Suck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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