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Recent Examples of suction
The hospital did not have the tools to suction out the clot.
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Daniel Torrent,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
The Rev Air works for all hair types, provided your hair is long enough to suction into the wand.
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Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
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Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Nov. 2025
Inside a classroom at Nashville State Community College, nursing student Christa Hansen helped suction a tube inserted into a patient's trachea to keep his airway clear.
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Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suction
Daniel Torrent,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
The Rev Air works for all hair types, provided your hair is long enough to suction into the wand.
—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Shoppers appreciate its quiet yet powerful motor and ability to suction up dirt other vacuums miss.
—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Nov. 2025
Inside a classroom at Nashville State Community College, nursing student Christa Hansen helped suction a tube inserted into a patient's trachea to keep his airway clear.
—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
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Advertisement But the recent surge of new groups has confused CEOs, donors, and other key constituencies by pursuing often wildly divergent messages and contradictory agendas, inadvertently establishing circular firing squads, undermining unity, and siphoning resources from credible expert voices.
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But the days of weak attempts to siphon your information are over.
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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