as in hog
one who eats greedily or too much
all-you-can-eat buffets seem to encourage some people to become shameless pigs
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Recent Examples of pig
Over the last week, the San Diego Humane Society has removed 446 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals, including goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, donkeys, geese and chickens from the property in Julian.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Women also took part in the greased pig contest.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
As of Sunday, 278 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals including geese, chickens, turkeys, goats and pigs had been transported to San Diego Humane Society or county Animal Services facilities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Some view the trade as unethical, but Americans already eat more than 130 million pigs every year, and pig, cow and even shark tissue have long been used in medical settings.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Women also took part in the greased pig contest.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
As of Sunday, 278 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals including geese, chickens, turkeys, goats and pigs had been transported to San Diego Humane Society or county Animal Services facilities.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Some view the trade as unethical, but Americans already eat more than 130 million pigs every year, and pig, cow and even shark tissue have long been used in medical settings.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig
hog
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Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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