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
This resulted in thrush, infections and maggots in many of the horses’ feet.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hot cherry peppers are planted as a trap crop around the perimeter of bell pepper plants to draw pepper maggots away from the main crop.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Waddell saw those messages the day after nurses found the maggots.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 4, the Federal Defenders listed similar complaints from eight other SHU inmates, as well as two inmates in another unit, of finding maggots in their sloppy joes, shredded chicken, black beans and chickpeas.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hot cherry peppers are planted as a trap crop around the perimeter of bell pepper plants to draw pepper maggots away from the main crop.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Waddell saw those messages the day after nurses found the maggots.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 4, the Federal Defenders listed similar complaints from eight other SHU inmates, as well as two inmates in another unit, of finding maggots in their sloppy joes, shredded chicken, black beans and chickpeas.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maggot
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“Maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maggot. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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