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
There were 16 live maggots on the floor of the kitchen.
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Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In one visceral scene of complex dignity, Mother removes maggots from a living man’s rotting flesh.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
After the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow further into the tissue and cause painful infestations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
When the eggs hatch, maggots emerge, which then feast on healthy tissue, according to the CDC.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Those infected may feel or see maggots moving in the wound.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The flesh-eating maggots go for most warm-blooded animals, including horses and cows.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The Medfly targets more than 250 varieties of produce by laying eggs inside that hatch into maggots and make the produce unfit to be eaten, according to a press release from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Treatment requires a mix of manually removing the maggots, healing the lesions on the cows and using anti-parasite medicine.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
In one visceral scene of complex dignity, Mother removes maggots from a living man’s rotting flesh.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
After the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow further into the tissue and cause painful infestations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
When the eggs hatch, maggots emerge, which then feast on healthy tissue, according to the CDC.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Those infected may feel or see maggots moving in the wound.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The flesh-eating maggots go for most warm-blooded animals, including horses and cows.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The Medfly targets more than 250 varieties of produce by laying eggs inside that hatch into maggots and make the produce unfit to be eaten, according to a press release from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Treatment requires a mix of manually removing the maggots, healing the lesions on the cows and using anti-parasite medicine.
—Fernando Llano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maggots
Noun
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These were not just silly geographical whims, Jessica Winter pointed out at the time.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Fed’s independence has been central to the United States’ role as the globe’s preeminent economic power; investors worldwide believe the central bank won’t act on a president’s whims.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These flowers look nice, but don’t feed bees, butterflies or other beneficial insects.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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These hardworking and focused kids can dress up as worker bees.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Harry's uncompromising, one sided view of notions like truth, lies and accountability may sound warning sirens about whether reconciliation is possible in the long-term.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This was Maxwell’s (classical) theory for electromagnetism, putting the previously distinct notions of electricity and magnetism together into a unified footing.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Maggots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maggots. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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