swine

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Recent Examples of swine Over email, a spokesperson said that in November 2024, the agency posted draft air emission models for dairy, swine, and poultry operations. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025 Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain After H5N1 was identified in other animals on the farm, five swine were euthanized for testing; two tested negative, and results are still pending for two others. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Ohio State Parks allow hunters to use bows and guns to hunt deer, wild turkey, coyote, feral swine, waterfowl and other species in many of its 75 locations. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2024 In November 1977, health officials in Russia reported that a human – not swine – H1N1 influenza strain had been detected in Moscow. Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
Noun
  • The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.
    Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Also, this was not a good week for billionaires as a socialist Muslim won a long-shot victory in the NYC Democratic primary, partly on the promise to raise taxes among the highest income earners, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos starred in a clown show wedding in Venice.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2025
  • Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • While bears are easily the biggest fear in some parks, a pack of hungry racoons or an inquisitive skunk aren’t to be messed with either.
    Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Right before arriving at our campsite, a skunk ran across the front of the car, did a handstand, and then disappeared into the scrub.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Potential signs of a snake bite include swelling, bruising, pain, drooling and weakness.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • However, contrary to popular belief, cobras aren’t the fastest strikers in the snake world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • What This Means For You Recent research linking glyphosate, a common weedkiller ingredient, to cancer in rats raises new concerns about its safety for humans.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
  • In the delightful Ratatouille, Remy the rat (Patton Oswalt) struggles to fit in.
    Meg Walters, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.
    Benjamin Hale June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • After a late-season implosion in 2011, Epstein moved on to Chicago to slay a beast even more ferocious than the Bambino — the Billy Goat.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Lifestyle creep is the tendency to spend more money as your income increases — a habit many people fall into without realizing it.
    Talia Wexler, CNBC, 20 June 2025
  • Lifestyle creep is the habit of upgrading your lifestyle as your income grows.
    Letitia Berbaum, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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