suck in

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Recent Examples of suck in After sucking in over $370 million at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures‘ Twisters has been set to stream exclusively on Peacock beginning November 15. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 Not all matter that gets near a supermassive black hole is sucked in – some is warped and twisted by the incredible gravity, accelerated and fired off at near light-speed in jets from both poles at once. New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024 State of play: The fire's rotating smoke plume likely acted as a chimney and sucked in air from surrounding areas. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 31 July 2024 The district has for years preached the importance of installing grates on some inlets to prevent people from getting sucked in when areas flood and stormwater rushes toward open drainage pipes, which are often out of sight below the waterline. Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for suck in 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
Verb
  • Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Decisions made in good faith leave you vulnerable to being deceived as the moon clashes with Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Add them all up and see if October tricked you into a doomscrolling coma or treated you to touching grass.
    Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.
    Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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