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as in act
a performance regularly presented by an individual or group known for a comedic bit in which she portrayed a very nervous student driver

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as in treat
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits

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bit

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verb

past tense of bite, informal + sometimes impolite
as in sucked
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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Recent Examples of bit
Noun
And maybe there’s a thrill of some sort from seeing a single host juggle politics, culture, stories from overseas and a little bit of pop culture all in less than thirty minutes. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025 Scarlett Johansson is starting to teach her daughter a little bit about the dating world. Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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The surfer was sitting on his board in the water when the shark suddenly swam up and bit his leg, HawaiiNewsNow reported, citing sources. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024 Anaheim, though, controlled things in the second period, and some of the Sharks’ defensive breakdowns that bit them Sunday cropped up again Tuesday. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bit 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bit
Noun
  • The floor was covered in paint specks, in the corner was a pile of old paint tubes and smocks.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Flowers have a white-to-lavender hue with purple specks and invite bumblebees, native bees, and honey bees to the garden.
    Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.
    Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 19 July 2017
  • This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.
    Janine Barchas, Washington Post, 18 July 2017
Noun
  • Attention, littles: Ms. Rachel is on her way to Netflix!
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Ready for Fed The S&P 500 ended Tuesday little changed as traders await the Federal Reserve’s key interest rate cut decision (more on that below).
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
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  • For a while, the medication liberated Alessia from her pain, and her doctors incrementally increased the dosage to keep up with her growth.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Panasonic also partnered with Tesla on its first battery Gigafactory in Nevada and made solar panels for it at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York, plant for a while.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Carpenter and Roan have followed Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo as the Grammys’ insurance policy, further warding off the possibility of the show becoming an oldies act any time soon.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • From the tragedy and the tireless efforts of advocates, an act of Congress mandated the government to offer support to families following airline disasters.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Surprise summer treats like s’mores, bonfires before sunset, and ice cream socials fit for kids and adults alike make days spent at the Inn that much sweeter.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
  • In 2023, Ben played a Dunkin' employee serving unsuspecting attendees drinks and treats in a hidden camera-like spot.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • If Rowan sucked at her job, she’d be fired.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Liverpool need to play a smart game and not get sucked into a frantic contest like United did.
    Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These particles have been found in various bodily organs—including the kidney, liver, placenta and testes—although not at such concentrations as now seen in the brain, the team said.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The thought is that the body recognizes these plastic particles and chemicals as foreign invaders, flipping the inflammatory response on.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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