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Recent Examples of hog wild
Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild.
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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
Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item.
—Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
The campaign to prevent wild hogs from going hog wild in Montana was outlined at a conference hosted Friday by the Montana Invasive Species Council.
—USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
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
Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item.
—Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
The campaign to prevent wild hogs from going hog wild in Montana was outlined at a conference hosted Friday by the Montana Invasive Species Council.
—USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
Adjective
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In Straight, the punitive approach to shaping teens was writ large and barbaric.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Yet his statements, once again, fail to mention the hostages and fail to mention Hamas, whose barbaric actions on October 7, 2023, triggered this war.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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For fashion enthusiasts seeking to experience the brand firsthand, the flagship store promises to be a destination that celebrates the spirit of creative expression and uninhibited style that has become Ann Andelman’s hallmark.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pilate schemes for Jesus’ release, but a riotous crowd clamors for his death.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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This serenity is a long way from the 52-year-old’s musical beginnings with the riotous German hip-hop crew Fischmob in the ’90s.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His father, the lawyer and judge John Marshall Clemens, had sunk the family’s money into land in Tennessee, and though the plan went nowhere, the impulse toward wild speculation seems to have imprinted on young Samuel Langhorne Clemens.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The conversation soon shifted to a wild admission related to cosmetic procedures.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Daily use by adolescents and adults can result in another unpleasant side effect: uncontrollable vomiting, according to a 2021 study.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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The phenomenon happens after a person repeatedly experiences negative, uncontrollable events.—
Kim Key,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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