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
Humane officers and police went back to the home Thursday to serve another warrant to rescue the pigs, dogs and cats found on the property.
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Servers circulate trays of carrot tartare, and, curiously, for such an interesting, monied crowd, pigs in blankets.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
Sikiric remembers the juice sometimes harbored rats that had been caught and eaten by the pigs in their final hours.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
Several unrelated species evolved strikingly similar receptor modifications independently — including mongooses (family Herpestidae), hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) and pigs (Sus domesticus).
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of allergy to a sugar molecule (Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) that’s found in mammals like pigs, lambs and cows—but not humans.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
One player made a scene on the field, vilified police, downplayed crime, wore a Fidel Castro T-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks depicting cops as pigs during practice.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The hybrids also inherited the domestic pigs’ ability to breed more often, helping pig and wild boar genes spread faster through the population.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Collagen is sourced from the skin, bones and connective tissues of animals like cows, pigs or fish, according to the Michigan State University Center for Research on Ingredient Safety.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Erika Stanish, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Servers circulate trays of carrot tartare, and, curiously, for such an interesting, monied crowd, pigs in blankets.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
Sikiric remembers the juice sometimes harbored rats that had been caught and eaten by the pigs in their final hours.
—Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
Several unrelated species evolved strikingly similar receptor modifications independently — including mongooses (family Herpestidae), hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) and pigs (Sus domesticus).
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of allergy to a sugar molecule (Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) that’s found in mammals like pigs, lambs and cows—but not humans.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 May 2026
One player made a scene on the field, vilified police, downplayed crime, wore a Fidel Castro T-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks depicting cops as pigs during practice.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
The hybrids also inherited the domestic pigs’ ability to breed more often, helping pig and wild boar genes spread faster through the population.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Collagen is sourced from the skin, bones and connective tissues of animals like cows, pigs or fish, according to the Michigan State University Center for Research on Ingredient Safety.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigs
hogs
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For now, the crown is up for grabs in a tight race among last year’s leader HBO Max, Netflix and Apple TV, each armed with its share of juggernauts and potential nomination hogs.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Water French hydrangeas are water hogs.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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