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
When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Gratzer also showed livestock throughout his FFA career, including goats, pigs, a steer and a lamb.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Basically, these genetic modifications make pig kidneys more compatible with human recipients.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Gratzer also showed livestock throughout his FFA career, including goats, pigs, a steer and a lamb.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Basically, these genetic modifications make pig kidneys more compatible with human recipients.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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