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Recent Examples of sucked
He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.
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Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Experts weighed in — like MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who suggested that Superman used the Large Hadron Collider to generate tiny wormholes that sucked the stubble from his face.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
That may be why Intel is once again looking to bring back Raptor Lake, a performative, but maligned architectural design that sucked up a lot of power to deliver its impressive gaming and productivity performance.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The Knicks, for some reason, look like all the life has been sucked out of them during this second half.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Creators who get sucked into bad deals in the next 18 months will be the ones who mistake Hollywood’s sudden interest for validation.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
That sucked most of the ticket-holders and nearly all of the life out of the stadium.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
In the political thriller, ex-CIA operative Jack gets sucked back into the secret-agent game and teams up with old friends – plus a new MI6 officer (Sienna Miller) – to stop a black-ops squad from causing global chaos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Experts weighed in — like MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who suggested that Superman used the Large Hadron Collider to generate tiny wormholes that sucked the stubble from his face.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
That may be why Intel is once again looking to bring back Raptor Lake, a performative, but maligned architectural design that sucked up a lot of power to deliver its impressive gaming and productivity performance.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 June 2026
In other words, there’s a way to disconnect without being sucked into the black hole of the algorithm.
—Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The Knicks, for some reason, look like all the life has been sucked out of them during this second half.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Creators who get sucked into bad deals in the next 18 months will be the ones who mistake Hollywood’s sudden interest for validation.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
That sucked most of the ticket-holders and nearly all of the life out of the stadium.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
In the political thriller, ex-CIA operative Jack gets sucked back into the secret-agent game and teams up with old friends – plus a new MI6 officer (Sienna Miller) – to stop a black-ops squad from causing global chaos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked
smelled
Verb
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The soap smelled like a spa and the Crème de Marfil heated floors and walls kept us all warm when drying off.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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And, of course, Democratic politicians and many in the media smelled blood in the water.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Sucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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