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
In September 1977, a barn fire killed several pigs.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
More than 600 pigs have found adoptive homes since the group started nearly 10 years ago.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Over the last week, the San Diego Humane Society has removed 446 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals, including goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, donkeys, geese and chickens from the property in Julian.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Some view the trade as unethical, but Americans already eat more than 130 million pigs every year, and pig, cow and even shark tissue have long been used in medical settings.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
As of Sunday, 278 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals including geese, chickens, turkeys, goats and pigs had been transported to San Diego Humane Society or county Animal Services facilities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Now Congress is moving to make sure that same process cannot happen when the animals in question are pigs, calves, or hens.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Only the pigs take over with a dictatorship.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Or, worse, how do dogs and pigs do it, with their litters, all those tiny mouths begging—is that what’s become of me?
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
More than 600 pigs have found adoptive homes since the group started nearly 10 years ago.
—Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Over the last week, the San Diego Humane Society has removed 446 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals, including goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, donkeys, geese and chickens from the property in Julian.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Some view the trade as unethical, but Americans already eat more than 130 million pigs every year, and pig, cow and even shark tissue have long been used in medical settings.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
As of Sunday, 278 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals including geese, chickens, turkeys, goats and pigs had been transported to San Diego Humane Society or county Animal Services facilities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Now Congress is moving to make sure that same process cannot happen when the animals in question are pigs, calves, or hens.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Only the pigs take over with a dictatorship.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Or, worse, how do dogs and pigs do it, with their litters, all those tiny mouths begging—is that what’s become of me?
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigs
hogs
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Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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