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
Those infected may feel or see maggots moving in the wound.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The flesh-eating maggots go for most warm-blooded animals, including horses and cows.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The Medfly targets more than 250 varieties of produce by laying eggs inside that hatch into maggots and make the produce unfit to be eaten, according to a press release from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2023, he was treated for an infection in his feet caused by maggots — one of numerous hospitalizations that year, prompting a call from Adult Protective Services over his care, the filling says.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The flesh-eating maggots go for most warm-blooded animals, including horses and cows.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The Medfly targets more than 250 varieties of produce by laying eggs inside that hatch into maggots and make the produce unfit to be eaten, according to a press release from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
In 2023, he was treated for an infection in his feet caused by maggots — one of numerous hospitalizations that year, prompting a call from Adult Protective Services over his care, the filling says.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maggot
Noun
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At the end of each task, Davies awards points based on performance and his own whims, and the winner at the end of each series gets a trophy shaped like Davies’s head.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Historically linked to meditation and traditional Japanese dining culture, today’s iterations are all about modern living needs that suit every whim—lounging while binging on the White Lotus reruns, creating a reading nook, or simply losing oneself in texts at the end of the day.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Infused with honey from the Mirsalehi bee garden in Amsterdam, the formula simultaneously hydrates and smoothes strands with every spritz.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Like bees to honey, many of the global elite are choosing to relocate to Madrid for these reasons and more.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maggot. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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