as in hogs
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 pigs
Brooklyn is still a place where pigs roam the streets.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Some are good pigs, some are bad pigs and some are no pigs at all.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
At this boutique all-inclusive, kids can boogie board, make sandcastles, and visit the on-site farm and garden to feed the pigs or collect eggs for breakfast.
—Sheryl Nance Nash, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Not to mention a relatively large amount of discussion about more niche, local issues like the welfare of farm pigs.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The chickens cost 50 cents, the pigs cost $3, the cow cost $10.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Their diet typically consists of squirrels, beavers, raccoons, coyotes, rabbits, birds, opossums, cattle, deer, pigs, porcupines, elk, or moose.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 20 Mar. 2026
Spring has sprung on Leo Staples’ family farm in Oklahoma, and his Berkshire pigs couldn’t be happier about it.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
In fact, McCormack is working on his memoir, a story that begins with his days as a young lad tending sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and the occasional beef cow on his family’s farm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Some are good pigs, some are bad pigs and some are no pigs at all.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
At this boutique all-inclusive, kids can boogie board, make sandcastles, and visit the on-site farm and garden to feed the pigs or collect eggs for breakfast.
—Sheryl Nance Nash, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Not to mention a relatively large amount of discussion about more niche, local issues like the welfare of farm pigs.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The chickens cost 50 cents, the pigs cost $3, the cow cost $10.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Their diet typically consists of squirrels, beavers, raccoons, coyotes, rabbits, birds, opossums, cattle, deer, pigs, porcupines, elk, or moose.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 20 Mar. 2026
Spring has sprung on Leo Staples’ family farm in Oklahoma, and his Berkshire pigs couldn’t be happier about it.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
In fact, McCormack is working on his memoir, a story that begins with his days as a young lad tending sheep, pigs, horses, chickens and the occasional beef cow on his family’s farm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigs
hogs
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Along with corn and soybeans, for example, the Kalbachs produced hay, and tended to hogs and cattle.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Similar robotics companies have already worn out their welcome in other US cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, as their delivery bots hog sidewalks, injure residents, and rampage through gardens.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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