BITTEN (AT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bitten (at)

verb

variants also bit (at)

past participle of bite (at)

as in eaten

to consume or wear away gradually the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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When eaten whole and in appropriate portions, both fiber-rich foods can be part of a healthy diet for blood sugar management.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2026
Griffith, now 69, played Melanie, the couple’s daughter who was worried Hank had been eaten by lions.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

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The protagonist, Michael, whose Chinese identity has been eroded by successive generations, is desperately curious about Kun’s dad.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Trust in judicial institutions has been eroded both by political conflicts around the courts and the daily inefficiencies of an overburdened judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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In Bulgaria, authorities found and destroyed a Russian Gerbera-2 drone, which was not carrying explosives, in the waters of the country’s northern Black Sea coast, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
He was born in 1941 in the village of al-Birwa, which was destroyed by Israeli forces in 1948.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

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