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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Several of the staples of break fast meals — bagels, cream cheese and lox — are carbohydrate-heavy and can send blood sugar soaring if eaten too quickly.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Sep. 2026
Those dull, cloudy spots on marble or travertine where something acidic sat—that’s the surface eaten away.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026

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Bigger paychecks sought While the economy may be showing signs of acceleration, stubborn inflation has eroded Americans’ take-home pay.

— Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Optimizing college for professional preparation also began to pull the two purposes apart, and eroded the unrepeatable social experience that college is supposed to provide.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

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The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 629 Ukrainian drones overnight over 14 Russian regions, as well as illegally annexed Crimea and the Azov and the Black seas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
In the course of three weeks, Israeli soldiers destroyed much of the area, razing schools and mosques and commandeering buildings for use as military posts.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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