hoagie

variants also hoagy
as in sub
a large sandwich on a long split roll had a steak-and-cheese hoagie for the first time in Philadelphia

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Recent Examples of hoagie For those who would take a big Italian hoagie to the grave, a la Homer Simpson, a Bay Area sandwich institution is launching a new location in the Tri-Valley. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025 The bun, a soft hoagie roll, is toasted on one side to offer a bit more crunch and structural support. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025 Swedish meatball sub Swedish meatballs in a nutmeg cream sauce with pickles and fresh dill on a hoagie roll. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025 The McRib has seasoned boneless pork, tangy barbecue sauce, onions and pickles on a hoagie-style bun. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hoagie
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Noun
  • On June 21, Dortmund subs watched the first half of their match against Mamelodi Sundowns from inside the locker room to avoid the blazing midday 90°F heat in Cincinnati, Ohio, conditions Kovac likened to a sauna.
    George Timms, Time, 18 July 2025
  • Those kinds of advice are valuable in helping to protect vulnerable elders from being forced into a sub standard nursing home, their worst nightmare.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Survivors and former campers praised his legacy, describing him as a hero whose final act was one of selfless courage.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • People in the medical community are heroes right now.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Workouts seem to be a key opsec failure point: Strava heatmaps have previously revealed the location of secret US military installations in Afghanistan, French nuclear submarine bases, and the locations of the Russian, French, and US presidents.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 10 July 2025
  • Mbatha-Raw stars as Commander Katherine Decker, second-in-command on the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2025

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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoagie. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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