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Extreme drought is causing breeding grounds, molting spots and migration stopover sites to vanish.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Except for periods when some birds that are molting, all 16 penguins usually come out for feedings, Waier said.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Several people from the Greater Cincinnati area have posted photos to social media showing adult cicadas from Brood XIV resting on plants after molting, with their nymph shells nearby.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And the protein this baby junco needs to molt its blotchy juvenile feathers and to grow sleek stone-gray feathers on top and white ones below would come only from bugs.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
Except for periods when some birds that are molting, all 16 penguins usually come out for feedings, Waier said.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Several people from the Greater Cincinnati area have posted photos to social media showing adult cicadas from Brood XIV resting on plants after molting, with their nymph shells nearby.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And the protein this baby junco needs to molt its blotchy juvenile feathers and to grow sleek stone-gray feathers on top and white ones below would come only from bugs.
—Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molt
shed
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South River dealing with similar problem In South River, the Department of Public Works salt shed that should hold 300 tons only had 25 as of Thursday night.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Harding restructured and shed key staff, while Starboard was partially sold by LVMH and then diversified into resort retail.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Molt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molt. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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