as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
you really are a swine—you have no sense of decency at all!
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Recent Examples of swine
The video then zoomed in on the swimming swine, which was largely submerged saved for its ears, eyes and snout.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The fair culminates with the auction of swine, rabbits, goats, sheep and livestock on Saturday, Aug. 2.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Jess spent the previous week sorting her herd, selecting the six largest non-breeding swine.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
The idea of putting him in a Kevin Smith movie is just pearls before swine.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The fair culminates with the auction of swine, rabbits, goats, sheep and livestock on Saturday, Aug. 2.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Jess spent the previous week sorting her herd, selecting the six largest non-breeding swine.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
The idea of putting him in a Kevin Smith movie is just pearls before swine.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
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Robot explorers for the moon Because some parts are too tight or dangerous for humans to explore, the robotic dogs act as scouts, mapping and analyzing the environment.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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No one said the obvious, which was that the dog would probably be hit by another vehicle.—
Ron Arias,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
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For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn, where chef Shawn Fearon serves the flavors of his native Jamaica—oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curried goat, and the best whitefish sandwich on the island.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rabies can be found in many other wildlife species, including raccoons, skunks, coyotes and foxes.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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After World War I, fur remained a status garment, though lower-cost furs like skunk, mole, and musquash entered mainstream winter wear.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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So far, Shan’s keelback snakes have only been found in two parts of Yunnan province, a region of southern China bordering Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Serpentarium visitors can meet and pet Fáfnir and a number of snakes and alligators at the grand opening, Wilson said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Other live cameras monitoring elephants, lions and naked mole-rats also remain active during the shutdown.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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An alligator's diet can include chicken liver, rats and animal parts, including bones and cartilage.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Arthur is a more straightforward lyricist than Michael Stipe, and Arthur Buck 2 is largely its own charmingly shambolic beast.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Best Vehicle Unleash the beasts with two dragons that eat, launch, race, and store Hot Wheels cars.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Keitt, a professor of integrative biology at UT Austin, has been keeping tabs on their rapid northward creep since 2018.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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