gnat

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The novel opens by describing a local gnat infestation that seems to have spread to the writing, because all the words containing “nat” have been given a silent “g,” as in “extermignate” and “gnaturally.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

A few minutes after the Mercury won the tip, Griner ran down the floor and erased a shot from a Sparks player off the glass like a giant shooing a gnat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023

But if we ignore the gnat, we’re more likely to swallow the camel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Trolls have the attention span of a gnat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

Following a third assault on the ever-resilient gnat population, in 1957, more grebes died.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson