as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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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.
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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
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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
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For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nearly seven in 10 people were deceived into buying counterfeit products online at least once, according to research from Michigan State University in 2023.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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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 3 Dec. 2024.
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