molted

past tense of molt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of molted 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molted
Verb
  • Now convinced that Lo was right all along, Richard’s assistant runs to the lodge’s hunting shed to get a rifle.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a historic royal palace from a Polish river, shedding light on a violent part of the country's history.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wildlife can often be found around the trail so keep your eyes peeled.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hours later, the band confirmed their residency with a video of the orange being peeled to reveal the members alongside the date tickets go on sale.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Molted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molted. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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