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biter

[bahy-ter] / ˈbaɪ tər /
NOUN
nipper
Synonyms


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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

Orange County expects to release its “ankle biter fighters,” as Brannon called them, in Mission Viejo this fall or next spring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 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

We learned this week that Commander, however, has also been a big-time biter, having bitten “seven people in a four-month span,” according to the New York Post.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023

When it was Monica’s turn to fence against Rosella Gregorio from Italy, it was a nail biter.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

Hits like Get Ur Freak On and Work It were often imitated, but never bettered, with Missy branding her competition "beat biters".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023

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

They be the easiest biters, 'cordin' t' what I hear, that has ever run in t' these shoals.

From Janet of the Dunes by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock


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