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
Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.
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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
As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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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
As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck in
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Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.—
Jill Hopke,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
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What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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