maggots

noun

plural of maggot
as in whims
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 maggots The resulting maggots hatch within a day and begin ravenously feasting on the living flesh of their victims. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Footage recorded by a longtime employee on June 23, 2026, allegedly showed dishes covered in decomposing food, as well as what appeared to be mold, maggots, and flies. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The Medfly targets more than 250 types of fruits and vegetables by laying eggs inside them that hatch into maggots, which make the produce inedible. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 If any maggots fall to the ground, they should not be discarded in the trash, as this could spread the infestation. — 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 As The Traitors' host, Cumming oversees a hodgepodge of reality stars and C-list celebrities who partake in a series of challenges ranging from goofy to downright harrowing — that season 2 cabin of maggots! — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Some vets may not be able to distinguish maggots of other species from screwworm larvae. — Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maggots
  1. whims
  2. bees
  3. notions
Noun
  • The question is whether that dash is written intentionally or at the whims of the universe.
    — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Such temperatures also ground firefighting aircraft, leaving cities, towns and forests even more vulnerable to a wildfire’s whims.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of whims
Noun
  • Walking paths thread through the lavender fields, which are dotted with 40 beehives—home to the two million bees that produce the estate's honey.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Skip full fall cleanups—seeds and stems help birds, bees, and bugs overwinter.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of bees
Noun
  • Questioning of potential jurors captured the difficult quest of trying to find those who don’t have preconceived notions about the killing, which has been plumbed in several documentaries and countless podcasts and social media videos.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Burden of Justice is a tense legal drama where personal lives, professional duties and shifting notions of right and wrong collide.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of notions

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