maggot

noun

ˈma-gət How to pronounce maggot (audio)
Definition of maggotnext
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 After about a week, the maggots fall to the ground, burrow in the soil and morph into adult screwworm flies. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 One implant the Food and Drug Administration will not allow is maggots. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 Pet owners should look for any maggots or movement in a wound. — John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026 Some vets may not be able to distinguish maggots of other species from screwworm larvae. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for maggot
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  1. whim
  2. bee
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  • But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And these people are at the whim of whatever ICE wants to do with them.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of whim
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  • And then right here, there’s a bee body with a wolf head that my sister also has.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Pollinating insects like bees that are capable of doing that work are scarce and in high demand in the Arctic.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bee

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“Maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maggot. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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