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Recent Examples of sucks
Esteban is a black hole that sucks out all the air from the space around anyone in his midst; Bardem’s perpetually alpha aura makes for a great match to the material.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
This pet grooming kit + vacuum trims, brushes and sucks up loose fur at the same time, so you're not left sweeping up Fido's tumbleweeds afterward.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Just like a Slurpee cup with multiple straws, whoever sucks the hardest gets the most.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe.
—Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Wildfires often coincide with drought, especially extreme drought, which means not only drier air, but hotter drier air that sucks up more moisture from the ground and plants, making fuels for fire more flammable, Wang said.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
From there, an electric fan sucks the flame upwards, enabling the charcoal and new wood to catch.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Apr. 2026
That sucks, since the availability of those classes is important.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
This pet grooming kit + vacuum trims, brushes and sucks up loose fur at the same time, so you're not left sweeping up Fido's tumbleweeds afterward.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Just like a Slurpee cup with multiple straws, whoever sucks the hardest gets the most.
—Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe.
—Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Wildfires often coincide with drought, especially extreme drought, which means not only drier air, but hotter drier air that sucks up more moisture from the ground and plants, making fuels for fire more flammable, Wang said.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
From there, an electric fan sucks the flame upwards, enabling the charcoal and new wood to catch.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Apr. 2026
That sucks, since the availability of those classes is important.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucks
smells
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Shelves lined with baking ingredients, bolts of fabric, tinware, nails, and jars of penny candy created a patchwork of textures and smells ranging from molasses and leather to spices and tobacco smoke.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Rotten food looks wrong, smells wrong and tastes wrong — not by accident, but by design.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Sucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucks. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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