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as in patsies
one who is easily deceived or cheated
I was a sucker and believed them when they said the only tickets they could get were double the price
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as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
I'm a sucker for cheesy horror movies
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as in fools
to cause to believe what is untrue
a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia
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as in cheats
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss
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Recent Examples of suckers
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Waiting too long to remove suckers means the plant spends its energy on unnecessary growth that could be spent on the fruit.
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Good choices include live sunfish, suckers, bullheads, carp, goldfish, and chubs.
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Keith Sutton,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
The number and layout of suckers can be reconfigured for different missions.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
This revealed that the creature had short arms, few arm suckers, and no ink sac, as well as having very smooth skin and a large rachidian tooth.
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Noun
If your perennials and annuals get long and leggy with few flowers, or your shrubs put out long suckers that shoot straight up, your plants are reaching for more sun.
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Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
29 June 2026
Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
22 June 2026
Waiting too long to remove suckers means the plant spends its energy on unnecessary growth that could be spent on the fruit.
—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Good choices include live sunfish, suckers, bullheads, carp, goldfish, and chubs.
—
Keith Sutton,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
The number and layout of suckers can be reconfigured for different missions.
—
Omar Kardoudi
june 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
This revealed that the creature had short arms, few arm suckers, and no ink sac, as well as having very smooth skin and a large rachidian tooth.
—
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suckers
Noun
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Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.
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Massachusetts citizens are not patsies with wallets.
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Wine lovers should consider hitting some stops on the Great River Road Wine Trail, especially Danzinger Vineyards on the bluff in Alma.
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The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.
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Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
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Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
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Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
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Mendoza said that the search had been exceedingly difficult without the right tools.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration does have those tools, and sometimes works with Brennan's office to investigate cases.
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As whole house fans and swamp coolers can suck additional pollutants inside, the department recommends using air purifiers or air conditioners as alternatives when possible.
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Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing.
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Cthulhu, who tricks the Minions into releasing his friends from purgatory.
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Removing fading flowers and their seed pods tricks the plant to redirect its energy from producing seeds to producing more scapes and flower buds, as well as putting energy into root development and storing energy for the next growing season.
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One of our favorite budget models on the market right now is HP's OmniBook X Flip, which squeezes every bit of performance out of its components to deliver capable everyday productivity performance in a good-looking package.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
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“Suckers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suckers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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