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
The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.
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Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
The lore is that Huang would eat the sausages wrapped in the pancakes, pigs-in-a-blanket style, topped with a bit of syrup.
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Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Sheep, pigs, and cattle grazed under the trees and harvested their own fodder—a practice known as silvopasture, derived from Latin and meaning forest feeding.
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Ben Seal,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Adding to the confusion, pork butt or Boston butt is cut from the shoulder of the pig.
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Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pig
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
The lore is that Huang would eat the sausages wrapped in the pancakes, pigs-in-a-blanket style, topped with a bit of syrup.
—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Sheep, pigs, and cattle grazed under the trees and harvested their own fodder—a practice known as silvopasture, derived from Latin and meaning forest feeding.
—
Ben Seal,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Adding to the confusion, pork butt or Boston butt is cut from the shoulder of the pig.
—
Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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 29 Jun. 2026.
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