hog wild

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Recent Examples of hog wild Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang. WSJ, 30 June 2022 Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild. Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022 Cincinnati fans go hog wild for their Flying Pig Marathon. Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2021 It’s my deep suspicion that if the USGA and R&A allowed the equipment companies to go hog wild and create equipment for recreational players, companies like Callaway, TaylorMade and Titleist would revolutionize the game for hackers. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021 But Green Bay seems destined for another NFC North bid, while a deep NFC West (every team has won at least two) is threatening to hog wild-card bids. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
Adjective
  • An immigration judge issued this barbaric criminal a final order of removal on November 4, 1986.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been 22 months since Hamas launched one of the most barbaric terror attacks in modern history on Oct. 7, 2023.
    Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The scene was everything that the album is — enamored, uninhibited, steeped in sonder.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The freedom to compete, to be uninhibited in pursuit of victory.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • As seen in this riotous new trailer, the sequel picks up where the original series left off.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Nettie Jones’ Fish Tales, recently reissued from FSG, is riotous, bawdy, horny, alarming, funny, gross, and frank.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Zoo life can be a lux experience for these Arizonan species, but for their wild counterparts living in the Sonoran desert, there is no escape from the region’s extreme heat and extended drought.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Cubs, who hold a 3 1/2 game lead over the San Diego Padres for the top National League wild-card spot and sit 5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, go for the sweep over Atlanta on Wednesday.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond Venezuelan incompetence, American pressure and fears of uncontrollable escalation may be driving Chinese caution.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike the original Izo, Didi is described as an unpredictable and uncontrollable gang leader who has isolated others that are part of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog%20wild. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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