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worm

[wurm] / wɜrm /


NOUN
grub
Synonyms


NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
















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In that past she has invoked Lowly Worm, the Richard Scarry children’s book character, to walk through how tariffs ripple into inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

But the fair's final season was not without incident - in August, a cart on the Wacky Worm ride derailed, with 13 children and one adult receiving minor injuries.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

For my birthday, she gifted me a T-shirt featuring a worm with a mustache bracketed by the phrase “You’re a Worm with a Mustache.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

Worm and seven colleagues spent the past three years collecting data on shark mortality and fishery regulations.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

They’re talking about Worm and some other boys I don’t care nothing about.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake