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Recent Examples of hog wild
Imagine that some program that got approved to use the API goes hog wild.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang.
—WSJ, 30 June 2022
Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild.
—Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
Cincinnati fans go hog wild for their Flying Pig Marathon.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2021
It’s my deep suspicion that if the USGA and R&A allowed the equipment companies to go hog wild and create equipment for recreational players, companies like Callaway, TaylorMade and Titleist would revolutionize the game for hackers.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
But Green Bay seems destined for another NFC North bid, while a deep NFC West (every team has won at least two) is threatening to hog wild-card bids.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item.
—Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
The campaign to prevent wild hogs from going hog wild in Montana was outlined at a conference hosted Friday by the Montana Invasive Species Council.
—USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
Two years ago, Washington went hog wild with unemployment benefits and there was a big growth bang.
—WSJ, 30 June 2022
Hunters in Hays and Caldwell counties are about to go hog wild.
—Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
Cincinnati fans go hog wild for their Flying Pig Marathon.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2021
It’s my deep suspicion that if the USGA and R&A allowed the equipment companies to go hog wild and create equipment for recreational players, companies like Callaway, TaylorMade and Titleist would revolutionize the game for hackers.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
But Green Bay seems destined for another NFC North bid, while a deep NFC West (every team has won at least two) is threatening to hog wild-card bids.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
Bacon lovers, get ready to go hog wild over Dunkin's newest item.
—Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
The campaign to prevent wild hogs from going hog wild in Montana was outlined at a conference hosted Friday by the Montana Invasive Species Council.
—USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
Adjective
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The October 7th barbaric attack created a compelling imperative for Israel to ensure Hamas could never again reign over Gaza or threaten Israel from there.—
Ehud Barak,
Time,
2 June 2025
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Now, a local judge is Massachusetts is trying to force the United States to bring back these uniquely barbaric monsters who present a clear and present threat to the safety of the American people.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Coldplay kicked offthe final leg of their historic tour with uninhibited goodwill.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Benicio del Toro, alternately glowering and glib, stars as Anatole (Zsa-zsa) Korda, an Onassis-like figure of uninhibited ruthlessness.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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With vibrant, squiggly animation that relies heavily on archival imagery and a riotous sense of rhythm, Odermatt delivers a short that is both a parody and a love letter to one of opera and pop culture’s greatest 20th century icons.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix’s Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Kohlrabi reappears in a soup over apple and shellfish ceviche, while wild asparagus is bathed in rosemary, thyme, and za’atar, then finished with a green jus and osetra caviar.—
Rooksana Hossenally,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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One reason some in the DNC went Hogg wild in the first place was the youthful progressive activist’s involvement in a $20 million initiative to back younger primary challengers against Democratic incumbents.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes uncontrollable hair loss on the scalp, face, and body.—
Shamsha Damani,
Health,
13 June 2025
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The laptop soon started doing the same thing as the other machine – with the uncontrollable cursor.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog%20wild. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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