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Recent Examples of bittenThe outlet said the group was attacked by a bear, and Alexander was bitten in the face.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2026 The unit has been unproductive defending the run and bitten hard by the injury bug.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2026 The Colts bit on it, but Mahomes recoiled and looked over the middle of the field.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2026 For the 25% who are symptomatic, those symptoms don’t appear until four to 10 days after being bitten.—
Andrés Henao,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2026 And the Canes’ secondary, bitten by injuries, also has shown vulnerability.—Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2026 Soha Abdou, a senior resident services supervisor with Tenderloin Family Housing, said two residents have been bitten by dogs in the past two years.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Sep. 2026 Anyone who is bitten or attacked by a coyote should call 911.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 Sep. 2026 That progress contrasts with the nearly 60,000 people killed by the virus every year, most bitten by dogs, according to WHO.—
Nayara Batschke,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
Even the Lindsay Clancy trial — hearing all of those conspiracies is fascinating, and I get sucked down a rabbit hole really quickly.
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Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2026
Will any contestants get sucked into a chocolate pipe, Augustus Gloop-style?