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Recent Examples of pigpen
Rainn Wilson, the actor who portrayed him, has a pigpen.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?
—Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022
Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
No pigpen-cleanup required!
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021
Turns out, the previous owner, Mr. Ross, was using the truck’s door as a door for his pigpen.
—A.j. Baime, WSJ, 24 July 2018
Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots.
—Longreads, 22 May 2017
Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?
—Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 2 Oct. 2022
Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
No pigpen-cleanup required!
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2021
Turns out, the previous owner, Mr. Ross, was using the truck’s door as a door for his pigpen.
—A.j. Baime, WSJ, 24 July 2018
Now on the same day Zuck had cleaned out the pigpen, and luckily was still wearing high boots.
—Longreads, 22 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigpen
Noun
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On summer weekends, Smorgasburg drops food vendors across Brooklyn and Manhattan — basically a feed dump waiting to happen.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Alexis Weber, 50, was arrested on Tuesday morning after taking a dump in her own front yard.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Mets are almost always a chaotic mess, and Cora has worked hard to put the Astros scandal behind him.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Homeowners dealing with drainage issues already know how pooling water can damage plants and create a mess.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The project calls for the company to drill as many as 18 holes down some 1,000 feet into the Earth to collect samples.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Another early hole The Lightning outplayed the Canadiens for much of the first period but couldn’t score the opening goal.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The result leaves nearly every performer fumbling for traction in Serkis and Stoller’s muddy-yet-gutless cinematic sty.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 1981, he was elected mayor, if not quite the Zohran Mamdani of the Reagan revolution (Mamdani won by two hundred thousand votes, not ten), then at least a sty in the Gipper’s eye.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pigpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigpen. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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