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Recent Examples of sucks
Spoiled by their success A wide-open primary for governor without a debate sucks the suspense out of the room.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
My hearing still sucks, but that’s part of life.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
My hearing still sucks, but that's part of life.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The friction is self-interest, which sucks its mite of kinetic energy from every turning gear.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
However, the remaster sucks a lot of color from the game, at least in the demo build.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Capital also becomes scarcer as debt sucks up money that would otherwise go to more productive investments.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
But what really sucks is the fact that people portray you completely differently and project their own thoughts onto you.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.
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Seth Borenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
My hearing still sucks, but that’s part of life.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
My hearing still sucks, but that's part of life.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The friction is self-interest, which sucks its mite of kinetic energy from every turning gear.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
However, the remaster sucks a lot of color from the game, at least in the demo build.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Capital also becomes scarcer as debt sucks up money that would otherwise go to more productive investments.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
But what really sucks is the fact that people portray you completely differently and project their own thoughts onto you.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.
—
Seth Borenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucks
smells
Verb
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When choosing a fresh pineapple, look for one that feels heavy and smells lightly sweet near the base.
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Freshwater showers mean the sweaty smells of young adults doing manual labor never get too intense.
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