as in hog
one who eats greedily or too much
all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs
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Recent Examples of pig
On May 20, a Food Safety and Inspection Service inspector saw a pig lying in the blood pit, a drainage area under the kill floor, at the Ruwaldt Packing Co.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
And all the farm animals — several types, including goats, alpacas, pigs and others — that rescuers removed from the property have been relocated to Humane Farming Association’s Suwanna Ranch in Elk Creek, about 100 miles south of Redding.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
The Onion’s daily talkshow, and Porkin’ Across America, a food travel show in which — spoiler — Haggerty eventually turns into a pig.
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Mia Sato,
The Verge,
18 June 2026
The store will be playing the match and will have meat pies, pigs in blankets and other snacks.
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Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
And all the farm animals — several types, including goats, alpacas, pigs and others — that rescuers removed from the property have been relocated to Humane Farming Association’s Suwanna Ranch in Elk Creek, about 100 miles south of Redding.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2026
The Onion’s daily talkshow, and Porkin’ Across America, a food travel show in which — spoiler — Haggerty eventually turns into a pig.
—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
18 June 2026
The store will be playing the match and will have meat pies, pigs in blankets and other snacks.
—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume.
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Arched trellises Hagerty built out of bent hog paneling give climbing vegetables sturdy support—and beautify the space.
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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