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gnat

[nat] / næt /




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The scans revealed three insects: a fungus gnat, a black fly, and an ancient ant.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

The gnat does not attack the plant, its larvae feed on the feeder roots of the tree.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

“Not good night. I'll be with you the rest of the night, a vinegar gnat tickling your ear when you need me. But good night and good luck, anyway.”

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

“Moths, gnats, and God knows what else,” he’d said in the lead-up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The summer humidity in Washington often attracts an unpleasant number of insects, and The Weather Channel is reporting that swarms of mosquitoes and gnats may find their way into the cage.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

With no screens or cell phones to take our attention, we ‘worked’ outside in the back of a pickup under a shade tree with a big fan that kept the gnats away.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

It was a night when gnats came out by the hundreds at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

The Scanlan lifeguards doused themselves in pure vanilla to keep the gnats at bay.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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