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
Harvard-Westlake opened a 19-point lead in the second quarter, but Mack became like a troublesome gnat in the third quarter, drawing fouls and scoring 12 points to lead a comeback.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Get mosquito dunks or granules, which are a form of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and effective against the gnat larvae.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023
Trolls have the attention span of a gnat.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022
Sometimes in her bed she would drink enough of “Drink me” so that she was a dot as small as the littlest gnat.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Vocabulary from Readings, Unit 6
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