Synonyms of hogwash
Examples of hogwash in a Sentence
You wouldn't believe the hogwash he was spouting at us.
the librarian told us a lot of hogwash about how you can go to jail for having overdue books
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Two liberal members of Congress may throw a wrench in the Chicago Bears' idea of moving to northwest Indiana, to which Republican Gov. Mike Braun says: Political hogwash!
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s hogwash at this point and needs to stop.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Misinformation and anti-science hogwash will continue to plague us.
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
This is the sort of expert hogwash that Reiner, for a while, did better than anyone.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
That’s hogwash at this point and needs to stop.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Misinformation and anti-science hogwash will continue to plague us.
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
This is the sort of expert hogwash that Reiner, for a while, did better than anyone.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hogwash
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“Hogwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hogwash. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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hogwash
noun
hog·wash
ˈhȯg-ˌwȯsh 
ˈhäg-,
-ˌwäsh
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