as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Recent Examples of suck in
Now that that’s out of the way: This movie sucks, and Sandler sucks in it.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
In between the first and second quarters, Clark put her hand on her chest as if to suck in more air.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Canela, who her owner describes as a 'blackhole of love' always prepared to suck in affection, appeared to adore her special moment in the spotlight.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 June 2025
This is what sucking in your stomach does to your abdominal cavity.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suck in
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
In between the first and second quarters, Clark put her hand on her chest as if to suck in more air.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Canela, who her owner describes as a 'blackhole of love' always prepared to suck in affection, appeared to adore her special moment in the spotlight.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 June 2025
This is what sucking in your stomach does to your abdominal cavity.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suck in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
Verb
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This requires honesty, particularly self-honesty, as leaders can deceive themselves with what seems like progress.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Still, Genians suspects the Kimsuky group was able to develop a workaround, also known as jailbreak, to trick ChatGPT into creating the IDs.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Your press release isn’t fooling anyone.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replacing Nina with a woman who has the same initials as her is not going to fool us!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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