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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
  • De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Any white bedding is a risk for spills or any other mess tracked into the bedroom by pets.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The timing of the sale brings a bookend to the decade that Shari Redstone spent cleaning up the very big mess made by her father in his waning years at the helm of his Viacom empire.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One Netherlands international, according to the police, allowed his Porsche to be used by criminals and the car ended up riddled with bullet holes.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Gordon, hitting holes hard with his physical running style, sparked the run game in the second half.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For patients with eyelid infections, this buildup is a common cause of dryness, itchiness, eyelash loss and even recurrent sties.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
  • 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

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“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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