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
Moreover, the purification and refining process works with many types of biowaste, notably food, sewage sludge, algal bloom, swine manure, and agricultural residue.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Neighbors welcome Elanco to The Valley Seven decades ago, Elanco spun off from drug company Eli Lilly to manufacture medicines for animals instead of humans, including drugs for dogs, cats, cattle, swine and poultry.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
As always, animals will be at the forefront of the annual fair with shows for dairy cows, beef, swine, sheep and poultry taking over AGtivity Hall for showmanship competitions.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
That's when a new influenza virus with a collection of genome segments from influenza viruses found in North American swine, Eurasian swine, humans, and birds emerged to cause the H1N1 pandemic.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Neighbors welcome Elanco to The Valley Seven decades ago, Elanco spun off from drug company Eli Lilly to manufacture medicines for animals instead of humans, including drugs for dogs, cats, cattle, swine and poultry.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
As always, animals will be at the forefront of the annual fair with shows for dairy cows, beef, swine, sheep and poultry taking over AGtivity Hall for showmanship competitions.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
That's when a new influenza virus with a collection of genome segments from influenza viruses found in North American swine, Eurasian swine, humans, and birds emerged to cause the H1N1 pandemic.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
Noun
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The truck was carrying dog food at the time.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Along with a fundraising walk, the event will include a pancake breakfast, live music, a vendor village, adoptable dogs and more.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Dear Jay Norvell, try not to be a complete @#$&%# jerk.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Miller’s traveling salesman is here something of a sad clown running out of gas.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tasked to play the foil to McKellen’s clown, Coel comes off stiff.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If threatened, skunks will react and spray.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Health officials in Oakland County reported that a resident was bitten by a skunk last Friday, which tested positive for rabies earlier this week.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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During construction, Black men shoveled mud through malarial swamps, while battling snakes and alligators in intense heat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Novices can stroll along the Upper Dells and bluffs or more adventurous explorers can descend down two trails that snake through the interior.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The New York City Health website recommends avoiding places where rats have urinated (which might be the entire city) and always wearing shoes when taking the trash out.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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ContraPest uses the chemicals 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide, and Triptolide to suppress fertility in female and male rats, DPW officials said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While the movie is quintessential Disney, with jaw-dropping animation coupled with the fantastic score of composers and husband-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, translating that to a stage is another beast altogether.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Its language is a beast to learn.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Financial Times stepped inside the home of Rirkrit Tiravanija on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where lush greenery spills through expansive windows and creeps into the interior itself.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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This summer flower creeps along to eventually drape over the sides of window boxes and baskets.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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