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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Noun

Multicoin, especially, has been at the whims of crypto’s booms and busts.

— Ben Weiss, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
By design, the responsibility to pay these workers shifted from the employers, who were reluctant to pay Black laborers in the first place, to the whims of the customers.

— Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026