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: any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often feathery, with a stouter body, duller coloring, and proportionately smaller wings than the butterflies, and with larvae that are plant-eating caterpillars
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Their role players lack polish but hustle like moths flying to the light.
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Jay King, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Place pheromone traps around your closet to capture any lingering moths.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
In the 1650s, the Calvinist preacher Thomas Hall insisted that his godliness attracted the attention of Satan like a moth to a candle.
—Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
An 18-track remix album followed a few moths later, and a documentary chronicling the album’s creation is currently slated for a worldwide theatrical release in early 2026.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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Jay King, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Place pheromone traps around your closet to capture any lingering moths.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
In the 1650s, the Calvinist preacher Thomas Hall insisted that his godliness attracted the attention of Satan like a moth to a candle.
—Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025
An 18-track remix album followed a few moths later, and a documentary chronicling the album’s creation is currently slated for a worldwide theatrical release in early 2026.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moth. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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