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maggot

noun

ˈma-gət

Definition of maggot

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 In Texas, ranchers are bracing for an onslaught of screwworms, the flesh-eating maggots of blowflies. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Adult screwworms are metallic blue or green flies, and infections are identified by growing wounds with maggots on living animals. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The larvae or maggots then feed on the animal’s flesh and cause severe wounds and death, if untreated. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026 Do not attempt to remove the maggots from your pet at home. — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot

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On the other hand, biodiversity is far too important an issue to be steered at once by the chaotic whims of Silicon Valley, the legal battles waged by environmental nonprofits, and the old, sclerotic levers of government bureaucracy.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
By their very nature, pop-ups are fluid and subject to the whims of weather.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

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Yellow jackets go for whatever’s coming off the grill, while bumble bees stick to drinks, fruit and dessert.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

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