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maggot

noun

ˈma-gət

Definition of maggot

as in whim

a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action the last maggot he got in his head resulted in a disastrous extramarital affair

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Recent Examples of maggot The maggots can cause painful, rapidly enlarging deep wounds, which can destroy muscle, cartilage, and bone—even the skull—if not caught quickly. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 The Medfly targets more than 250 types of fruits and vegetables by laying eggs inside them that hatch into maggots, which make the produce inedible. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 After about a week, the maggots fall to the ground, burrow in the soil and morph into adult screwworm flies. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 One implant the Food and Drug Administration will not allow is maggots. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot

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Telling the world every thought and creative whim built him a following.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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September is when the honey harvest ends and bees prepare for winter.

— Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
To protect the bees, no pesticides are used on the property, and the project helps support native populations, which encourages the biodiversity of endemic plant life.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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