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biting

adjective as in piercing, sharp

adjective as in sarcastic

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In her speech, Stevens accused Plaid Cymru of "fantasy economics" claiming the party's long-term independence plan would see "billions of pounds of tax rises and biting austerity forced on working people across Wales".

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In the wake of Kimmel’s suspension it is hard to imagine any mass market humorist poking fun with abandon that biting satire demands.

Because when we were growing up, the guys in hip-hop called it “biting.”

Western sanctions have not been biting the Russian economy, though they have nibbled away at state revenues.

He also served bans for three separate biting incidents when playing for Ajax, Liverpool and Uruguay.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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