Definition of moltnext
as in to shed
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

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Recent Examples of molt Here, Jaffe softens the borders between his dual interests in electronic music and jazz, crafting compositions that are constantly molting and emerging anew. Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025 Almost like a gremlin, the same creature that appears small and tiny then molts its skin and then becomes huge. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 Extreme drought is causing breeding grounds, molting spots and migration stopover sites to vanish. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for molt
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shed
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  • The melting pot implied that citizens gradually shed the distinctiveness of their traditions in order to become fully American.
    Ari Berman, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2026

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“Molt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molt. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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