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 The kitchen of the restaurant is crawling with maggots, the damp eats away at the tatami mats and wallpaper decorated with a design of a forest landscape. —

Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 Adult pepper maggot flies lay their eggs on the developing fruits, which are damaged by maggot feeding once the eggs hatch. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Once hatched, the maggots eat the animal's flesh, leaving further lesions and wounds, which can kill the host. —

Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Basil tends to repel flies and maggots, and marigolds do as well. —

Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot

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Noun

The league has conformed to The King’s whims.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
By their very nature, pop-ups are fluid and subject to the whims of weather.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 14 May 2026