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Recent Examples of molt
Flying species, in contrast, molt a few feathers at a time to maintain their aerodynamic capabilities.
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science.org, 3 July 2024
Forever discovering new frontiers to patrol, as the Snowden files indicate, the machine molts its skin each season to grow ever larger and more powerful, encountering little resistance from the courts or Congress.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
The team’s mascot is a coconut crab named Kenny, who during my recent visit was busy molting under the soil of his enclosure.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Plus, periodical cicadas emerge only to molt, breed, lay eggs and die, all within a few weeks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
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science.org, 3 July 2024
Forever discovering new frontiers to patrol, as the Snowden files indicate, the machine molts its skin each season to grow ever larger and more powerful, encountering little resistance from the courts or Congress.
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
The team’s mascot is a coconut crab named Kenny, who during my recent visit was busy molting under the soil of his enclosure.
—Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Plus, periodical cicadas emerge only to molt, breed, lay eggs and die, all within a few weeks.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Molt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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