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Recent Examples of bitten
Shark Watch South Australia — a non-profit organization that promotes shark awareness — wrote in a post at the time that the man had been bitten by a Bronze Whaler.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
El Camello gives himself a shake and says he’d rather be bitten by a mosquito than have one buzzing in his ear.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
How did Lulu wind up in Charlotte, being from Alabama, and having been bitten by a bull shark while swimming with friends along Florida’s Gulf Coast?
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimmel’s exploits catching — and sometimes getting bitten by — giant pythons are the stuff of legend in Florida.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Janelle Monáe as a retro vampire Suddenly, the biter has become the bitten at Vampire Beach.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2025
When bitten by the southern black widow, the spider’s venom attacks the nerve endings in muscles that can cause severe pain and muscle cramps at the source of the bite, which can then spread throughout the body.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
The elapid snakes in their studies bit their victims as quickly as the vipers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
El Camello gives himself a shake and says he’d rather be bitten by a mosquito than have one buzzing in his ear.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
How did Lulu wind up in Charlotte, being from Alabama, and having been bitten by a bull shark while swimming with friends along Florida’s Gulf Coast?
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Kimmel’s exploits catching — and sometimes getting bitten by — giant pythons are the stuff of legend in Florida.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Janelle Monáe as a retro vampire Suddenly, the biter has become the bitten at Vampire Beach.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2025
When bitten by the southern black widow, the spider’s venom attacks the nerve endings in muscles that can cause severe pain and muscle cramps at the source of the bite, which can then spread throughout the body.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
The elapid snakes in their studies bit their victims as quickly as the vipers.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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James Guimaraes was on mile seven of his last training run for the New York City Marathon when he got sucked into a bidding war.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
30 Oct. 2025
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Woody Allen’s 2007 drama, starring Farrell and Ewan McGregor as two brothers who get sucked into a murder plot, isn’t well liked, and Farrell’s performance is liked even less.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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