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Recent Examples of suction
In the West, a new technique which employed ultrasonic waves to break down the cloudy lens, allowing the debris to be suctioned out through a small incision was being developed and perfected.
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Pasquale Hinrichs, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
For years, surgeons have been suctioning fat from areas of excess and processing it into microfat and nanofat before injecting it into the face.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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Pasquale Hinrichs, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
For years, surgeons have been suctioning fat from areas of excess and processing it into microfat and nanofat before injecting it into the face.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suction
Verb
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Corporate interests should not be allowed to dig bottomless wells and siphon millions of gallons of water out of our aquifers.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The back room, siphoned off for the event, was empty.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Suction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suction. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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