: any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
see also:
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antenna
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antonym
Antarctica
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: one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
claimant
coolant
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: thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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: one connected with
annuitant
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: thing acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhalant
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: performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
somnambulant
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: promoting (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Researchers at Harvard have developed a fleet of robotic ants that mimic the self-organizing behavior of social insects to build and dismantle structures without blueprints or central leadership. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 The three of them address club members at a fundraiser; the sequence even starts with an employee stepping on an ant, just as Austin did in the first episode. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Truthfully, the ant was already out of the bag, because the trailer that Marvel debuted at CinemaCon on Thursday included a shot of Scott/Ant-Man kissing his daughter on the head. —Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ant
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Edwards was an ant in comparison. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Researchers at Harvard have developed a fleet of robotic ants that mimic the self-organizing behavior of social insects to build and dismantle structures without blueprints or central leadership. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 The three of them address club members at a fundraiser; the sequence even starts with an employee stepping on an ant, just as Austin did in the first episode. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Truthfully, the ant was already out of the bag, because the trailer that Marvel debuted at CinemaCon on Thursday included a shot of Scott/Ant-Man kissing his daughter on the head. —Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ant
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“Ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/ant. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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