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as in bitter
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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Recent Examples of biting
Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
YouTube has transformed itself from a place to watch funny cat videos, explorations of dance history, and Charlie biting fingers into one of the largest media companies in the world.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The sketch seemed to be SNL’s attempt to balance the cold open’s levity with a more biting tone about the wearying stakes of deciding the nation’s leadership.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The latter half of Tyson’s career would be marked with controversial moments, such as the infamous biting incident involving Evander Holyfield during their second fight, and financial struggles, leading him to plead bankrupt in 2003.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
YouTube has transformed itself from a place to watch funny cat videos, explorations of dance history, and Charlie biting fingers into one of the largest media companies in the world.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biting
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The results left the Republicans reduced, bitter and more desperate than ever for a new hero.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Collard greens are a beloved staple in Southern and African American cuisine, celebrated for their hearty texture, slightly bitter taste, and ability to absorb bold flavors.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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As the group grows, so do the number of sarcastic or unserious posts and comments within it.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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His gibes at China on X were often aggressive and sarcastic.Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Lake-effect snowstorms occur when cold, dry air travels over open water, sucking up moisture that is released when the air mass hits land.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement California Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates.Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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This month's most concerning figure came from a sharp fall in Americans' short-term outlook for income, business conditions and job opportunities.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Fincher’s original, which starred Jodie Foster, was praised for its tense atmosphere and sharp direction.Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.Hisham Matar, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Middle Tennessee actor talks near-death experience Flying into a barbed wire fence at 11.Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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The two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
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The higher strings aren’t quite as piercing but still shine through.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biting. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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