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
Humans are not typically infected with swine flu viruses, but there have been reports of human infections with influenza viruses that normally circulate in swine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Bymary Kekatos,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Residents of this county on Indiana’s eastern border have been showing swine, sheep and cattle on this site since the 1950s.
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Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Instead of worrying about learning everything about sheep, swine, alpacas, bison, or goats, focus on cattle, the true stars of the stock show.
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Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.
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Brayden Garcia
january 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swine
Bymary Kekatos,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Residents of this county on Indiana’s eastern border have been showing swine, sheep and cattle on this site since the 1950s.
—
Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Instead of worrying about learning everything about sheep, swine, alpacas, bison, or goats, focus on cattle, the true stars of the stock show.
—
Sara Hansen,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
Visitors can attend shows for cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys and poultry.
—
Brayden Garcia
january 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.
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Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.
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Even the announcers are laughing at the clown Way to swing the bat.
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The lakeshore bird also faces threats from predators like dogs, coyotes and skunks.
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Bruha said preventing access to those areas is one of the most effective ways to keep skunks from settling on a property.
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Ryan, the snake-poker, is the instigator, one of those electrical kids who just makes things happen.
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The Athletic reported the snake was not actually venomous.
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There are obvious similarities to Brad Marchand here, with rat king energy and two-way skill, but his shutdown play could put him on the Seth Jarvis track, too.
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Retrofitted rat traps that fired Hollywood blanks meant to deafen and deter.
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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Think Stephen King meets Parks and Recreation, with a dash of Twin Peaks—except Widow’s Bay is very much its own refreshingly original beast.
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In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process.
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Giving this much power to women hopefully filters out the worst, impatient creeps.
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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