SUCTIONS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

suctions

verb

present tense third-person singular of suction

as in pumps

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fills
pours

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Verb

The first uses a special rig that pumps sCO₂ through real downhole equipment under realistic conditions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
The Pod sits atop your mattress and connects to a hub that pumps heated or cooled water through internal tubing, with each side of the bed running its own heat zone.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumps

Verb

Constantly landing on jokes — like in its portrayal of Lockjaw and his efforts to become a member of the Christmas Adventurers Club, a powerful white-supremacists faction — siphons a sense of urgency from the film’s sketches of American unrest and white male violence.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

Definition of siphons

Verb

Matt Selman also dishes on Quinta Brunson's appearance and the episode's multitude of Easter eggs.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Others dishes taco salads, burritos, quesadillas, Mexican street corn, Mexican street fries, and, for dessert, churros.

— Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of dishes

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