as in deceived
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 sucked in
Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
In the new footage, shown during Disney’s presentation on Thursday, Bonnie is gifted Lilypad and immediately gets sucked in, spending all her hours on it day and night, as the toys anxiously look on.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The easy availability means that people who otherwise might not have been tempted have gotten sucked in.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The quagmire has sucked in hundreds of thousands of service members on both sides.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Lauren, who might also have been Catholic, sucked in her breath.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
When its minuscule trigger hairs are touched, the trapdoor flips open, and the tiny victim is sucked in along with water in milliseconds before the door closes again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing special about how he got sucked in.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
In the new footage, shown during Disney’s presentation on Thursday, Bonnie is gifted Lilypad and immediately gets sucked in, spending all her hours on it day and night, as the toys anxiously look on.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
The easy availability means that people who otherwise might not have been tempted have gotten sucked in.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The quagmire has sucked in hundreds of thousands of service members on both sides.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Lauren, who might also have been Catholic, sucked in her breath.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
When its minuscule trigger hairs are touched, the trapdoor flips open, and the tiny victim is sucked in along with water in milliseconds before the door closes again.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing special about how he got sucked in.
—Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucked in
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But some were also deceived or coerced.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Musk, who had donated at least $38 million to the lab, wanted to be CEO and gain majority control, but felt deceived after a power struggle with Altman over the role.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tim tricked me into Tyler talking to my parents about their upcoming Alaska trip.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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He had been fooled a couple of times by the slider during the sequence but didn’t miss the third one Sasaki threw him.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a shot that deflected on an Alaves defender and fooled goalkeeper Antonio Sivera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Above them, flags from Latin American countries are strung along the ceiling.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
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