as in sheds
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
a crab molts its shell as it grows larger
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This article discusses the Taylor Swift tax and sheds light on the benefits and unintended consequences Rhode Island might face when implementing it.—
Nathan Goldman,
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But correspondence between the county attorney's team and Lewis over the past year, obtained through an open records request, sheds some light on how both sides got to this point.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 Aug. 2025
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There are many more layers here, which the film gradually peels away to reveal the tragedy at its core.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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With his thumb, Emil peels a mandarin from his pocket and eats it in two bites.—
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28 Aug. 2025
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“Molts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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