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Recent Examples of bitten
Police say Shah Alam bit two officers.
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Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The dog had previously bitten his owner’s wife, necessitating her to get stitches, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
If you're bitten or scratched, wash the wound immediately and seek medical care right away.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The bears had torn and slashed our suitcases and had even bitten into our soap and toothpaste.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Giggit, Elizabeth Gifford's dog Gifford also sustained minor injuries during the incident and was bitten by the dog.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The team folded after one season, but Brush had been bit by the baseball bug.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Princess Anne, Charles and Mountbatten-Windsor’s sister, was convicted in 2002 after her dog bit two children in a park.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The man was bitten on the arm and taken to a hospital be treated.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The dog had previously bitten his owner’s wife, necessitating her to get stitches, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
If you're bitten or scratched, wash the wound immediately and seek medical care right away.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The bears had torn and slashed our suitcases and had even bitten into our soap and toothpaste.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Giggit, Elizabeth Gifford's dog Gifford also sustained minor injuries during the incident and was bitten by the dog.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
The team folded after one season, but Brush had been bit by the baseball bug.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Princess Anne, Charles and Mountbatten-Windsor’s sister, was convicted in 2002 after her dog bit two children in a park.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The man was bitten on the arm and taken to a hospital be treated.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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European leaders are also wary of ‘data gravity’—the risk of their secret sauce being sucked into global black-box models.—
Dave McCann,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And some people are like, my dad sucked.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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