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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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The Cheese Steak Sandwich, made with shaved ribeye, caramelized onions, peppers, fontina cheese, and horseradish cream on a soft hoagie and served with fries, offers something substantial that lasts into the later quarters.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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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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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised them as American heroes.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Since then, he’s been considered a painter’s painter — capturing jazz icons, heroes from his Mexican heritage, his wife and his own recognizable bearded face — while also staging gonzo solo shows featuring live music, DJing and a faux Mercedes that’s half instrument, half sculpture.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dinner subs a five-ounce steak for the eggs.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
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Here’s a curtain-raiser on SXSW Music 2026, which runs from March 12-16 — with all of the different sub-festivals running concurrently, for the first time in the Austin gathering’s four-decade history.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Hoagie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoagie. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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