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Recent Examples of pigpen No pigpen-cleanup required! Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021 If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end? Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022 Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Turns out, the previous owner, Mr. Ross, was using the truck’s door as a door for his pigpen. A.j. Baime, WSJ, 24 July 2018 Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots. Longreads, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigpen
Noun
  • Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.
    Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • New York City is gradually transforming its largest trash dump, Fresh Kills on Staten Island, into a vast expanse of parkland and restored natural areas.
    Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 15 June 2017
Noun
  • Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Another recent video on her page revealed this wasn't the last time her cat used a ball of yarn to cause a mess.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Sick of lugging a heavy vacuum around the house to make messes disappear?
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Private contractors under the supervision of St. Paul Public Works will spend up to two months repairing the man-sized sink hole that opened on the evening of May 8, forcing ongoing partial road closures between Chestnut and Walnut streets.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
  • The screws may loosen and allow engine oil to leak from the screw holes, according to the recall report.
    James Powel, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Vance's office announced the trip on Sunday, describing it as one dedicated to learning about Greenlandic culture with stops at historical sties and its national dogsled race.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The designation will bring international recognition to the sties, which aren’t well known even to many Ohioans.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023

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“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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