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Recent Examples of molt
Unlike so many other Sixties heroes, Dylan stubbornly kept on living, molting through phase after phase as the decades piled on, and he’s not done yet.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Social media sensation Pesto the penguin debuts brand-new look
Pesto the King Penguin chick has begun molting his fluffy baby feathers at SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium after winning hearts the world over for his impressive stature.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
The beloved bird—who became a global internet sensation earlier this year—is beginning to molt.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
For years, however, the face of the gigantic crawler eluded scientists—Arthropleura fossils discovered since the 1800s were often only remnants of headless exoskeletons left behind during molting.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Social media sensation Pesto the penguin debuts brand-new look
Pesto the King Penguin chick has begun molting his fluffy baby feathers at SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium after winning hearts the world over for his impressive stature.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2024
The beloved bird—who became a global internet sensation earlier this year—is beginning to molt.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
For years, however, the face of the gigantic crawler eluded scientists—Arthropleura fossils discovered since the 1800s were often only remnants of headless exoskeletons left behind during molting.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Molt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molt. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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