as in hogs
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 pigs
These products are plant foods that have been highly processed by the digestive tracts of pigs and cows.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
If that first step is successful, then a full-size 15-centimeter organ would be tested in pigs.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The resort has teamed up with local partners like Pieces of 8 boat tours to offer guests day trips to the Bahamas' out islands of Exuma and Eleuthera– where visitors can swim with pigs or feed iguanas in their natural habitat.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Black-eyed peas are also traditionally cooked with pork, which signifies progress because pigs root forward.
—Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
Bear bile contains more ursodeoxycholic acid, which can help reduce gallstones and treat liver disease, compared to the bile of other animals like cows or pigs, the outlet added.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The variant can be found in mammals and birds, but is more commonly associated with domestic pigs, according to the American Society for Microbiology.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The milieu here is rarified and sophisticated, all gallery openings and gourmet restaurants that serve organic pork from pigs who only eat a specific type of acorns.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Elementary schools in Murewa and Mutare and Africa University in Mutare all manage their own farms, primarily raising chickens and pigs, to feed students daily.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
If that first step is successful, then a full-size 15-centimeter organ would be tested in pigs.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The resort has teamed up with local partners like Pieces of 8 boat tours to offer guests day trips to the Bahamas' out islands of Exuma and Eleuthera– where visitors can swim with pigs or feed iguanas in their natural habitat.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Black-eyed peas are also traditionally cooked with pork, which signifies progress because pigs root forward.
—Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
Bear bile contains more ursodeoxycholic acid, which can help reduce gallstones and treat liver disease, compared to the bile of other animals like cows or pigs, the outlet added.
—Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
The variant can be found in mammals and birds, but is more commonly associated with domestic pigs, according to the American Society for Microbiology.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The milieu here is rarified and sophisticated, all gallery openings and gourmet restaurants that serve organic pork from pigs who only eat a specific type of acorns.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025
Elementary schools in Murewa and Mutare and Africa University in Mutare all manage their own farms, primarily raising chickens and pigs, to feed students daily.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigs
hogs
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There, more than 10,000 stock cars per year dropped off hundreds of thousands of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and mules.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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From there, hog jowl can be sliced like bacon for crisping, diced to season veggies or beans, or left whole to deepen the flavor of soups, beans, and greens.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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