as in hog
one who eats greedily or too much
all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs
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Recent Examples of pig
The pig is still available for a $10,000 sponsorship.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
With his shoulder-length hair tucked under his signature trucker hat and a glass of wine in hand, Henegan works the room, stopping at every other table to give a hug or tell a story about his days rubbing elbows with celebrities or splitting martinis and oysters at the bar with his pet pig.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
In Germany and Austria, owning a pig meant wealth.
—Nicole Werbeck, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Bear bile contains more ursodeoxycholic acid, which can help reduce gallstones and treat liver disease, compared to the bile of other animals like cows or pigs, the outlet added.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
With his shoulder-length hair tucked under his signature trucker hat and a glass of wine in hand, Henegan works the room, stopping at every other table to give a hug or tell a story about his days rubbing elbows with celebrities or splitting martinis and oysters at the bar with his pet pig.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
In Germany and Austria, owning a pig meant wealth.
—Nicole Werbeck, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Bear bile contains more ursodeoxycholic acid, which can help reduce gallstones and treat liver disease, compared to the bile of other animals like cows or pigs, the outlet added.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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There, more than 10,000 stock cars per year dropped off hundreds of thousands of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and mules.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Much like bacon, but with a slightly silkier texture and deeper, porkier flavor, hog jowl shines as a seasoning meat.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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