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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Recent Examples of suck in
Sosa was the focus of Friday’s opening ceremony, sucking in all the attention like an imploding star, but there were many pressing topics to discuss aside from His Sammyness, such as President Jed Hoyer, who enters the final year of his contract without any job certainty beyond 2025.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This is done mostly to suck in American capitalists, which deserve to be destroyed.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Excessive demand on the system — usually from residents running hoses and sprinklers while firefighters pull water from hydrants — causes water pressure to drop and contaminants to get sucked in like a vacuum.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw, and stopped breathing almost instantly.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
This is done mostly to suck in American capitalists, which deserve to be destroyed.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Excessive demand on the system — usually from residents running hoses and sprinklers while firefighters pull water from hydrants — causes water pressure to drop and contaminants to get sucked in like a vacuum.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw, and stopped breathing almost instantly.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
Verb
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trips down memory lane, especially when Star Wars video games are involved, can be deceiving.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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This pair looks like a classic trouser, with front pleats and a relaxed leg — but don’t be fooled.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Do not be fooled by this bill’s carve-out for masks worn for health and religious reasons.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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