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Edward Cabrera, making his major league debut for the Miami Marlins, worked his high-90s fastball, change-up and biting slider.
JOSIAH GRAY, EDWARD CABRERA IMPRESS, BUT MARLINS EDGE NATS AFTER POTENTIAL FUTURE ACES DEPARTJESSE DOUGHERTYAUGUST 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Computer simulations show that Neanderthal facial morphology represents adaptation to cold and high energy demands, but not heavy biting.
THE HUMAN FAMILY TREE, IT TURNS OUT, IS COMPLICATED - ISSUE 102: HIDDEN TRUTHSRAZIB KHANJUNE 30, 2021NAUTILUS
Each volume in the central trilogy sees the characters grow richer and more complex, the sentences more sparkling, and the plots more elaborate and nail-biting.
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In 2000 and 2001, researchers in Peru documented a 278-fold higher biting rate by mosquitos in deforested areas, compared with relatively pristine sites.
THE VAST VIRAL WORLD: WHAT WE KNOW (AND DON’T KNOW) - ISSUE 99: UNIVERSALITYLAUREN E. OAKESAPRIL 7, 2021NAUTILUS
The Cheezburger Cat and Success Kid memes of a younger internet has matured into waves of jokes that betray a more biting, more cynical online community.
THE MOST IMPACTFUL MEMES OF 2020PETER ALLEN CLARKJANUARY 21, 2021TIME
This foliage biting gets more common when there’s a pollen shortage, says Consuelo De Moraes.
BUMBLEBEES MAY BITE LEAVES TO SPUR PLANT BLOOMINGSUSAN MILIUSJULY 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
"All right," said Dan, biting off a big chew from the plug he was holding, and restoring the rest to his pocket.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
With her little satin shoe she tapped the carpet, biting her under lip and seeming to be listening.
DOPESAX ROHMER
The day had been intensely cold, with a biting north-east wind and black frost.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
The keen wind found me out and seemed to take joy in rushing in on me in biting gusts and then whirling away over the flat.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO BITING

  • acerbic
  • arcane
  • biting
  • caustic
  • cutting
  • cynical
  • deadpan
  • droll
  • harsh
  • humorous
  • ironical
  • keen
  • low-key
  • restrained
  • salty
  • sardonic
  • satirical
  • sharp
  • sly
  • sour
  • subtle
  • tart
  • biting
  • cropping
  • eating
  • feeding
  • foraging
  • gnawing
  • masticating
  • munching
  • nibbling
  • pasturing
  • ruminating
  • uprooting
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