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bites (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bite (at)
as in erodes
to consume or wear away gradually the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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  1. erodes
  2. eats
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  • When serious failures involving student safety, civil rights and district policy are followed by another administrative reassignment instead of clear accountability, public trust erodes.
    — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of arrangement that erodes public trust.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of erodes
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  • Some students from low-income families avoid taking free meals out of shame; if everyone eats for free, proponents say, that stigma goes away.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Savouring each mouthful, my father eats slowly, head tuned to the flavours in his mouth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of eats
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“Bites (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bites%20%28at%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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