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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As of 2022, more than half of the seafood eaten worldwide was farm-raised rather than caught at sea, a fact that has been praised as evidence that fish farming can meet a growing demand for seafood while slowing the collapse of the oceans.

— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Grant recommends families make a plan of how much candy can be eaten in the following days or weeks after Halloween.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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The core [cable programming] businesses eroded faster than the synergies could be piled on.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
There’s been a lot of talk about carrying on her work, especially during these times when people feel like some of it has been eroded.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026

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The hurricane sent chairs flying and destroyed the restaurant’s canopy.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
And the recording that exposed their machinations ultimately destroyed the type of ethnic politicking that made the careers of too many self-serving power grabbers, including this quartet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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