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molts

verb

present tense third-person singular of molt

as in sheds

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

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Recent Examples of molts Almost like a gremlin, the same creature that appears small and tiny then molts its skin and then becomes huge. — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025

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Authorities in Nepal have warned of further flooding after heavy rainfall, as China sheds more light on the scale of the disaster in its Tibet region.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
The research sheds new light on the developing Super El Niño gathering strength in the tropical Pacific, which is forecast to become the strongest such event since at least 1950 — and potentially long before that.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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As autumn progresses, the husk peels back, revealing the orange berries.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

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