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
It's been unclear if the pig belonged to anyone or escaped from somewhere.
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
The farm features corn mazes, hot apple cider donuts, pig races and princess and prince shows.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Alana finds joy in feeding cows and pigs, collecting eggs from chickens, and meeting horses and llamas.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Plus, the ropes course and a pig race ride are returning for 2025.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
The farm features corn mazes, hot apple cider donuts, pig races and princess and prince shows.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Alana finds joy in feeding cows and pigs, collecting eggs from chickens, and meeting horses and llamas.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Plus, the ropes course and a pig race ride are returning for 2025.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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Of those, the majority are dairy, but the state also has hog, beef, chicken and turkey CAFOs.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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