bitten (at)

variants also bit (at)
past participle of bite (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bitten (at)
Verb
  • Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That connection’s structural design did not meet building code standards and steel reinforcement was missing, misplaced or eaten away by corrosion.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • After hours of being eaten alive by mosquitoes, the family left Goose Pond with a bounty of eight or so frogs.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Managers heard directly how decisions had eroded loyalty.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Chinese policymakers have intensified efforts aimed at reining in excessive price cuts that have eroded corporate profits while doing little to spur demand.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Bitten (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bitten%20%28at%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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