Thesaurus results for MOLT

molt

verb

ˈmōlt

Definition of molt next

as in to shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

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Recent Examples of molt Chicks that haven't grown in their waterproof feathers are the main victims of the drownings, but the lack of sea ice also affects molting adults, who need ice as a safe place to regrow their swimming feathers, per The Guardian. —

Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 Here, Jaffe softens the borders between his dual interests in electronic music and jazz, crafting compositions that are constantly molting and emerging anew. —

Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025 Almost like a gremlin, the same creature that appears small and tiny then molts its skin and then becomes huge. —

Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for molt

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shed

Verb

Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute released a survey that sheds some more light on Melat Kiros win.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 2 July 2026