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Recent Examples of suction
Human subjects whose mouths were attached to gustatory apparatuses that suctioned out oral cavity fluids and delivered aqueous solutions of Korean hot sauce and Hershey’s hot-chocolate powder exhibited the activation of overlapping as well as distinct brain regions in response to pleasure and pain.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
The inspector reported that a respiratory therapist donned a pair of gloves without first washing his hands before suctioning a child’s breathing machine.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol to reduce fever, or nasal saline drops and suctioning to clear a stuffy nose.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of guys are starting to explore the idea that clothes do not have to be suctioned onto your body.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
The inspector reported that a respiratory therapist donned a pair of gloves without first washing his hands before suctioning a child’s breathing machine.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol to reduce fever, or nasal saline drops and suctioning to clear a stuffy nose.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
A lot of guys are starting to explore the idea that clothes do not have to be suctioned onto your body.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
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Conservation districts Groundwater conservation districts, such as the Hays Trinity district, are allowed to regulate the water pumped from the ground, except for domestic and livestock wells that produce less than 25,000 gallons per day.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This color pumps the brakes on the more divisive choice of Rumors without drifting into the more palatable selections of Cracked Pepper and Blank Canvas.—
Kelly Dawson,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
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Mike Boone had a great preseason last year but was siphoned to the practice squad thereafter, for instance.—
Alex Zietlow
July 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 July 2025
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But ongoing struggles of the resort area’s bus provider, the Anaheim Transportation Network, have necessitated some of that funding to be siphoned off to sustain transit operations.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
23 July 2025
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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