as in dwarf
a person of no importance or influence
the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names
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Recent Examples of insect
The young girls are going back to their remote mountain village to take part in the perilous harvest of the yarsagumba, a rare creature, half mushroom, half insect, whose value exceeds that of gold.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Sealing cracks, maintaining your yard, and using insect barriers are the most effective ways to keep boxelder bugs out.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
To test the effect of static charge on airborne nematodes, Ortega-Jiménez tethered living fruit flies to a live copper wire and adjusted the voltage between 100 and 700 volts, comparable to what insects would generate in the wild.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
The finalists will be judged in a range of categories, including ones for reptiles, insects and fish, as well as for younger photographers.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Sealing cracks, maintaining your yard, and using insect barriers are the most effective ways to keep boxelder bugs out.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
To test the effect of static charge on airborne nematodes, Ortega-Jiménez tethered living fruit flies to a live copper wire and adjusted the voltage between 100 and 700 volts, comparable to what insects would generate in the wild.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
The finalists will be judged in a range of categories, including ones for reptiles, insects and fish, as well as for younger photographers.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insect
Noun
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After a chance encounter on the road, the cheerful dwarf Zoltan Chivay (Danny Woodburn) combines his crew with Geralt’s.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, there is Zoltan (Danny Woodburn), the fan-favorite dwarf with some rather thrilling skills, and several others to round out the already expansive cast.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Its combination of high voltage, stability, and recyclability positions it as a strong contender for grid storage, as well as for flexible and wearable electronics that demand lightweight, non-toxic power sources.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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These lightweight, waterproof shoes feature plush cushioning and a 12mm heel-to-toe drop to absorb impact during heel strikes.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tabor said the Detention Center still sees detainees who test positive for covid-19, though not in the large numbers that were reported during the height of the pandemic in 2021.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following a new Evanston policy, local police obtained the badge numbers of the federal agents involved in Friday’s arrests, Biss said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Insect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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