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Recent Examples of bitten
The identity and the condition of the hiker bitten in the latest incident has not been released.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
But plans to extend his floral donations for next year have bitten the dust after local authorities intervened and blocked the move.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Paramedics airlifted a woman to a local hospital after a rattlesnake bit her along a Simi Valley hiking trail on Thursday.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Deputies located the suspect with a Yuba Sheriff’s Office K-9, which bit him before he was apprehended, authorities said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The woman was hiking in the Long Canyon Trail area in Simi Valley’s Wood Ranch community on Thursday when she was bitten by a rattlesnake, marking the seventh such incident in Ventura County in the past month as recent heat drives increased snake activity.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Some studies suggest beer and bananas can increase your chances of being bitten, but more research is needed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Some studies suggest that beer and bananas may increase your chances of being bitten — though more research is needed.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Alba Caño ripped a shot from just inside the 18-yard box off the crossbar and the Legacy had two strong rebound opportunities to score, but Atkinson stopped each one to leave Boston’s offense snake bitten once again.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
But plans to extend his floral donations for next year have bitten the dust after local authorities intervened and blocked the move.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Paramedics airlifted a woman to a local hospital after a rattlesnake bit her along a Simi Valley hiking trail on Thursday.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Deputies located the suspect with a Yuba Sheriff’s Office K-9, which bit him before he was apprehended, authorities said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The woman was hiking in the Long Canyon Trail area in Simi Valley’s Wood Ranch community on Thursday when she was bitten by a rattlesnake, marking the seventh such incident in Ventura County in the past month as recent heat drives increased snake activity.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Some studies suggest beer and bananas can increase your chances of being bitten, but more research is needed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Some studies suggest that beer and bananas may increase your chances of being bitten — though more research is needed.
—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Alba Caño ripped a shot from just inside the 18-yard box off the crossbar and the Legacy had two strong rebound opportunities to score, but Atkinson stopped each one to leave Boston’s offense snake bitten once again.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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Any passengers not knocked out during the chaos or sucked out into the sky are generally screaming and grabbing for oxygen masks while Captain Rich makes a futile announcement about the importance of not panicking.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Being pulled away from her child felt like the air was being sucked out of her lungs.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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