BITE (AT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

bite (at)

verb

Definition of bite (at)

as in to erode

to consume or wear away gradually the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on

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The killing drew national outrage and calls for accountability, becoming the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust in police in the small town.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Dench was first diagnosed in 2012 with macular degeneration, a retinal disease that erodes one’s central vision and is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in people over 65.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Raw eggs stored above ready to eat cut greens in reach-in refrigerator.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.

— Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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