variants
also hoagy
as in submarine
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
What’s on the menu at The Hoagie Spot The Hoagie Spot is known for its Westside special, which is a hot hoagie sandwich with choice of meat, banana peppers, cheese, onion and homemade sauce.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2026
But there is a small part of the country where a grinder/hoagie/hero/sub is known as a wedge.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
While there were quirky moments and asides — about holiday music, a hoagie and more — the point of the hearing was to help the judge assess whether Mangione voluntarily spoke to police and whether the officers were justified in searching his property before getting a warrant.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Famous hoagies and free coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2026
But there is a small part of the country where a grinder/hoagie/hero/sub is known as a wedge.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
While there were quirky moments and asides — about holiday music, a hoagie and more — the point of the hearing was to help the judge assess whether Mangione voluntarily spoke to police and whether the officers were justified in searching his property before getting a warrant.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Famous hoagies and free coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoagie
Noun
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Some 100 feet below the ocean's surface, Stephen Hawking peeked through the circular porthole of a submarine and saw the brilliant blue tropical water.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Seventeen submarine cables pass through the Red Sea, carrying the majority of data traffic between Europe, Asia, and Africa.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Armed with lanterns, loyalty, and very little logic, these unlikely heroes blunder their way to a happy conclusion for all.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Chico Chico pan de San Francisco got hit with a Stop Sale for missing ingredients and sub-ingredients.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Listen, this is the same technology that has been sitting on our nuclear subs for the last 80 years in the United States of America.—
March 8,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoagie. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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