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Chinook helicopters dipped down into a lagoon on the vast lawn of Pepperdine University sucking up water to battle the fire.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Heller runs Mother through a gantlet of motherhood nightmares — singalong story time at the library, mercurial kid mood swings and the soul-sucking monotony of the daily routine that keeps the world turning.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Bissell’s Little Green cleaner can remove spots and stains using its spray and suction feature that treats the area before sucking up any remaining debris.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Harris had been dealt a very weak hand, both by inflation and—most consequentially—by the life-sucking anti-charisma of her boss.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
The race for the White House is sucking up all the oxygen, to echo an old political cliche.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
That third piece is like some kind of taste-sucking sponge.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Heller runs Mother through a gantlet of motherhood nightmares — singalong story time at the library, mercurial kid mood swings and the soul-sucking monotony of the daily routine that keeps the world turning.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
As the name implies, a mop-vac rolls a mop and a vacuum into one—sucking up debris and cleaning your floors at the same time.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
Bissell’s Little Green cleaner can remove spots and stains using its spray and suction feature that treats the area before sucking up any remaining debris.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Harris had been dealt a very weak hand, both by inflation and—most consequentially—by the life-sucking anti-charisma of her boss.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
The race for the White House is sucking up all the oxygen, to echo an old political cliche.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
That third piece is like some kind of taste-sucking sponge.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Sucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucking. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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