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
Changing federal regulations could increase the speed at which slaughterhouses can kill chickens, turkeys and pigs.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Legend has it that pirates let pigs colonize the island to create their own personal food source, but now their Instagrammability draws a steady stream of day-trippers from Nassau.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
The patient in Spain did not have direct contact with pigs, according to the wire agency.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
After all, in the spring of 2009, California detected swine flu in two kids who had no contact with pigs or with each other.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Legend has it that pirates let pigs colonize the island to create their own personal food source, but now their Instagrammability draws a steady stream of day-trippers from Nassau.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
The patient in Spain did not have direct contact with pigs, according to the wire agency.
—Bymary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
After all, in the spring of 2009, California detected swine flu in two kids who had no contact with pigs or with each other.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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Three barns were destroyed in the fire, and about 6,000 hogs and pigs were killed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bennington said the hog waste stored below the buildings was contained, with no concern for impacts on surrounding groundwater.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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