1
: the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
Examples of pork in a Sentence
We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
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This recipe has cabbage leaves stuffed with a delicious mixture of meat, pork, and rice.
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Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
My first order was for a subscription box and included beef, pork, and seafood.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Options buys the food, and a volunteer cooking crew serves up noontime and evening meals such as burgers and brats the first afternoon of the hunt, along with heartier evening fare such as pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy, ham and au gratin potatoes.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Two students at Syracuse University in New York are being charged with hate crimes after being accused of tossing a bag of pork into a Jewish fraternity home during a celebration for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
My first order was for a subscription box and included beef, pork, and seafood.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Options buys the food, and a volunteer cooking crew serves up noontime and evening meals such as burgers and brats the first afternoon of the hunt, along with heartier evening fare such as pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy, ham and au gratin potatoes.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Two students at Syracuse University in New York are being charged with hate crimes after being accused of tossing a bag of pork into a Jewish fraternity home during a celebration for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, authorities said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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pork
noun
ˈpō(ə)rk 
ˈpȯ(ə)rk
1
: the flesh of a pig used for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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