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molts

verb

present tense third-person singular of molt

as in sheds

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 molts 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

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This is important research that sheds new light on how this content can lead to real-world, offline harm.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.

— Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

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The crust of the tangible world peels away, and hidden spiritual and moral realities become prominent and unmistakable.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Across the conference table, Sosanya plays Beatrice like steel swaddled in cashmere, while Miles Jupp, as her colleague David, peels away his genteel snobbery to reveal an unexpectedly dorky underbelly.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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