as in submarines
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 hoagies
Observant Muslims break Ramadan fast with fish hoagies.
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Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
Like, hoagies are Philadelphia!
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Food critic, specializing in hoagies.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
The chain, known for its hoagies, was recently the subject of a viral debate.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Breadwinner will offer smashburgers, hoagies and vegetarian sandwiches, such as one stuffed with vegetable fritters, and a mushroom French dip.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Or, at least, differentiating that the sandwiches Wawa and other convenience stores and delis in the area sell are in fact called hoagies.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Premade hoagies, Sizzli’s and other sandwiches are also available in grab-and-go areas.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
Sure, some may have come to try to snag Ricci’s opening day celebration offer of hoagies starting at 60 cents for the first 50 customers.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
Like, hoagies are Philadelphia!
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Food critic, specializing in hoagies.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
The chain, known for its hoagies, was recently the subject of a viral debate.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Breadwinner will offer smashburgers, hoagies and vegetarian sandwiches, such as one stuffed with vegetable fritters, and a mushroom French dip.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Or, at least, differentiating that the sandwiches Wawa and other convenience stores and delis in the area sell are in fact called hoagies.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Premade hoagies, Sizzli’s and other sandwiches are also available in grab-and-go areas.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
Sure, some may have come to try to snag Ricci’s opening day celebration offer of hoagies starting at 60 cents for the first 50 customers.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoagies
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Until Hoxha's break with Nikita Khrushchev's USSR, after the abjuration of Stalinism, Sazan was in Soviet hands, a thorn in the side of the West, a base for 12 Whiskey-class submarines and of chemical-biological weapons plants.—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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In modern submarines, such systems collect sonar information, track targets, and calculate firing solutions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Look, Letterman is one of my all-time comedy heroes.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Substitutions brought fresh life to Switzerland's team in the second half, and those subs scored three goals in a matter of minutes — two by Johan Manzambi and one by Rubén Vargas.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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This seemingly futuristic idea drew on his Navy experience with water-splitting electrolyzers, which supplied the oxygen that enabled subs to remain submerged for months at a time, and NASA’s use of hydrogen fuel cells to power the Apollo missions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
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“Hoagies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoagies. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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