anthill
Example Sentences
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Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk, who likened the rebuilding to a bustling anthill, said residents are eager to close a deeply painful chapter.
From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2023
While wandering the sandy area by the parking lot to pass the time, I accidentally stepped on an anthill and the bugs swarmed my exposed foot.
From Slate • Nov. 23, 2019
All this has had the uncomfortable effect of "shaking a stick inside an anthill", it suggests.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2018
The island of Stromboli, north of Sicily, is shaped like an anthill and blasts white smoke from its volcano all year.
From New York Times • May 17, 2016
He circled the ground, then tottered over to a small anthill beside a log.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.