Thesaurus results for MAGGOT

maggot

noun

ˈma-gət

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 Their eggs, laid in open wounds or on mucous membranes, would then not hatch into the flesh-eating maggots that can infest livestock, wild mammals, household pets and even humans. —

John Hanna, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 Victims can develop large open wounds covered in maggots. —

Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026 The veteran’s body was discovered in the Penrose building, covered in maggots. —

Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026 That may require surgery if the maggots are deeply embedded. —

Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot

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The online community of people who do this kind of analysis are used to their information environment constantly shifting according to the whims of companies and algorithms, Godin said.

— Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Private investors could be hesitant to put billions into an industry that relies so heavily on the whims of whomever is in the White House, said Arne Jacobson, director of the Schatz Energy Research Center at California State Polytechnic University in Humboldt.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026