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Recent Examples of bitten
In the ensuing battle, singer Pearline (Jayme Lawson) and Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), Smoke's estranged wife, are bitten.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Two children had been bitten by a loose dog, police said, and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.
—Muri Assuncao, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s a bug going around that has bitten multiple Hawks.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Patricia Shields said spiders were found in the bathroom of her old apartment in Largo, just west of Tampa, and even had to have some of her toes amputated due to being bitten repeatedly.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
He was then bit by rewarding problem children like Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill with unnecessary money.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
Two children had been bitten by a loose dog, police said, and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.
—Muri Assuncao, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s a bug going around that has bitten multiple Hawks.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Patricia Shields said spiders were found in the bathroom of her old apartment in Largo, just west of Tampa, and even had to have some of her toes amputated due to being bitten repeatedly.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
He was then bit by rewarding problem children like Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill with unnecessary money.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten
sucked
Verb
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The 2025 season began with six quarterbacks who had won Super Bowls, a product of the amount of oxygen that Patrick Mahomes and Brady have sucked out of the position.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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On this occasion, Arsenal’s team and fans became equally beset by nerves — a vicious cycle of anxiety that sucked the life (and the noise) out of the Emirates Stadium.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Bitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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