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Hunting, mating, molting and laying eggs — all of it happens inside (or near) its diving bell.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Billions of cicadas claw their way to the surface after spending nearly their entire lives underground, waiting for the moment to molt, mate and vanish.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Some scientists think that whales might also migrate to molt their skin in those same warm, shallow waters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Which pollutants stick, and which ones molt away?
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Billions of cicadas claw their way to the surface after spending nearly their entire lives underground, waiting for the moment to molt, mate and vanish.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Some scientists think that whales might also migrate to molt their skin in those same warm, shallow waters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Which pollutants stick, and which ones molt away?
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molt
shed
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And while the conditions of a homeless person’s life may be alien to many, their deaths shed light on problems that affect everyone using the roads.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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NetApp’s report sheds light on where organizations stand, where internal misalignments persist, and what infrastructure foundations matter most as enterprises transition from pilot projects to production AI systems.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Molt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molt. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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