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Recent Examples of pigpen
No pigpen-cleanup required!
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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
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
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Just four years later, Howard found himself being traded away in a salary dump.—
Tim Bontemps,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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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
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Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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And the ungrateful pig got a solid slap from the pigsty owners.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Twins approached the deadline in fourth place, six games under .500, 12 games out in the division, a fragile mess.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Scientists have spent decades puzzling over potatoes’ origin story, in large part because the plants’ genetics are a bit of a mess, Ek Han Tan, a plant geneticist at the University of Maine who wasn’t involved in the study, told me.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
Noun
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And the man with a gruesome hole in his body as a result of necrosis.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Secure burn barrels: If burning is permitted in your area, ensure that all burn barrels have a weighted metal cover, complete with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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