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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suck (up to)
Verb
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Jacobs’ date, Doja Cat, ran over to join the pair, upon which Erivo immediately began fawning over Doja’s sky-high shoes.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025 -
Here was a guy who tours the world playing 120 concerts a year to fawning fans, and here was my kid, not even three, sitting front row in his home studio in Varanasi, gobsmacked by the breakneck speed at which Mishra’s fingers slid up and down the neck of his surbahar (bass sitar).—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now he’s put them in the position of appearing ridiculous in order to kowtow yet again to CTU.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Where the refusal of the Ukrainian president to don a suit for the Oval Office becomes a public symbol of his refusal to kowtow.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Sophomore pitcher Tiffany Seemann then coaxed the next batter to ground out, setting off the celebration, as Winter Springs clinched the Class 5A state championship 4-3 at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park on Saturday.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Ironically, users spend significant time editing these AI outputs, essentially becoming engineers trying to coax a machine into sounding real.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2024
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Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Selene Yeager,
Health,
24 Feb. 2024
Verb
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In contrast, Tai — who eventually becomes a powerful lawyer as an adult — often relies on buttering up her witnesses and using courtroom theatrics to get her point across.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, Tai — who eventually becomes a powerful lawyer as an adult — often relies on buttering up her witnesses and using courtroom theatrics to get her point across.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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June and Mayday were only able to figure out their whereabouts after cajoling Serena into giving out their location.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Giles and Benham cajoled a devastated squad — several players were crying — and told them they would get promoted the next season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Alcaraz had spent his whole childhood idolizing Rafael Nadal.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Featuring anonymous interviews with former instructors, many of whom were idolized, the podcast takes an exhaustive look at the all-consuming SoulCycle obsession, including what went on behind dark studio doors.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Suck (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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