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bite

[bahyt] / baɪt /
NOUN
injury from biting or stinging
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NOUN
mouthful of food
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STRONGEST


NOUN
pungency; stinging sensation
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STRONG
WEAK
tastelessness
NOUN
allotment
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STRONG




VERB
take a chance
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And instead of registering immediately, the hot honey left a gentle warmth at the back of each bite.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

It’s not high fashion, but I’ve avoided another bite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

At what point should I bite the bullet and just accept less than what I shelled out?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Katie McCabe, who switched from Arsenal to Chelsea this summer, has brought leadership and bite - an aggression that was lacking at times last season.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

I tug the spoon out of the shake, sending a few purple drips to the counter, and take a huge bite.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Spread mainly by midge bites, the virus was confirmed in a sheep in Cornwall in September 2025.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Plus, mac and cheese grows up as Barilla bites on healthier Goodles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

This weekend, leave the predictable bag of chips behind and win the cookout with thrilling bites from Thailand, Canada, and even … Pennsylvania.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The three small bites I take fall like rocks to the pit of my stomach.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

I would say that this as a potential application is a bit more farther out, though.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

The heat is expected to relent a bit by the weekend with temperatures in the mid-80s and even a chance of light showers Sunday as Hurricane Rachel continues its path across the Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“We’re happy to take a little bit of pain for the long-term gain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Hayley said: "And that's what makes me so angry because that's the bit that could have been avoided."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He fought for the handhold -and the antler bit just in time.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Incidents of sharks biting humans are incredibly rare, but at least three influencers have been bitten by the animals in less than a year.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

A kayaker was bitten by a hammerhead that year, too, and people fishing off Sunset Beach encountered a 10-foot hammerhead, according to news accounts at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

He pulls his hand back like something’s bitten him and shoves the TV back into place.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

You can cat-proof them by wrapping them in no-chew, bitter-tasting bandages, which veterinary clinics use to prevent animals from biting them off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"I was so tired and there were so many of them and I wanted to have a complete meltdown and just cry, but I couldn't because if I stopped moving, they started biting me," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Her name felt like biting into something sour and rotten.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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