as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
you really are a swine—you have no sense of decency at all!
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Recent Examples of swine
Over email, a spokesperson said that in November 2024, the agency posted draft air emission models for dairy, swine, and poultry operations.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain
After H5N1 was identified in other animals on the farm, five swine were euthanized for testing; two tested negative, and results are still pending for two others.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Ohio State Parks allow hunters to use bows and guns to hunt deer, wild turkey, coyote, feral swine, waterfowl and other species in many of its 75 locations.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
In November 1977, health officials in Russia reported that a human – not swine – H1N1 influenza strain had been detected in Moscow.
—Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2024
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain
After H5N1 was identified in other animals on the farm, five swine were euthanized for testing; two tested negative, and results are still pending for two others.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Ohio State Parks allow hunters to use bows and guns to hunt deer, wild turkey, coyote, feral swine, waterfowl and other species in many of its 75 locations.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024
In November 1977, health officials in Russia reported that a human – not swine – H1N1 influenza strain had been detected in Moscow.
—Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
Noun
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
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Lisa and Jody are mad that Larsa was a jerk at Jody’s birthday party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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The types of animals vary, but monkeys, skunks, racoons and crocodiles are the most common, the data shows.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2025
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While deer are the most common animal stuck by vehicles, raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels and countless birds also fall victim.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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Rescuers maneuvering through challenging terrain, high waters and snakes including water moccasins continued their desperate search for the missing, including 10 girls and a counselor from the camp.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Humans hate navigating a rat maze and having robots talk at them.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Also known as the Andalusian terrier, these dogs were bred to help protect vineyard wine cellars from potential rat infestations.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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The beasts were spotted at around 11:30 a.m. near Beach 32nd Street.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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That's because, even though restaurants can be unpredictable beasts, food and labor are largely considered to be controllable costs.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The Essex picks up the family’s mayday signal, and while Martin — gradually revealed to be the usual unscrupulous corporate creep — insists on sticking to their extraction mission, not getting sidetracked with search and rescue, he’s overruled by the others.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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Irrespective of industry, successfully scaling can become a chimera—especially if the temptation (or pressure) to rush creeps in.—
Joy Stevens,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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