biter
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"Not that the economy wasn't relevant in those times, but there were other huge things going on," he said, describing the current race as a "nail biter".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
Having in mind that the toe biter is an iconic species accompanied by creepy stories concerning its encounters with humans, the authors assume that it is unlikely that it had gone unnoticed for too long.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Both teams were coming off overtime losses to ranked teams in the semifinals and played another nail biter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Not much a nail biter unless you have a considerable nail-biting problem.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2022
The biter bit, the hawk under the eagle’s foot, the spider in a steel web!
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
This was until Estevao intervened as the biters of early in the season were painfully bitten back.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
The ants they eat are powerful biters and particularly venomous, but the lizards swallow them alive.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023
I’ve tried everything to combat the biters, but I still get eaten alive in my backyard.
From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022
The greatest barkers are not always the sorest biters.
From Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Preston, Thomas
