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
The air purifier itself is sleekly designed with a few cool features, including an internal UV light to kill bacteria and mold, a 360-degree air filter that sucks in pollution from all sides, and an Energy Star certification.
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Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine since 2022 has sucked in manpower and resources.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine since 2022 has sucked in manpower and resources.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned that the texts appear authentic, sometimes linking to legitimate websites to deceive consumers.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors said the counterfeit security seals used to deceive customs officials were also shipped to the U.S. from China.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hackers also insert malware-laden files into chat threads, tricking users into downloading DLL files that enable system takeover.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, a woman who was tricked by a computer support scheme that mimicked Microsoft customer support, transferred around $550,000 to the suspects in two wire transfers.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its cheery name: Happy Face looks haunting.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In other words, an attacker would need to fool all or nearly all nodes to remain hidden—which quickly becomes infeasible as more light nodes join.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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