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 Brandon builds a fire, loads the smoker with hot charcoal, puts the pig in, and then pulls the tenderloin only a few hours into the cooking process; Sieger puts the pig in first, then gently raises the temperature, and does not pull the tenderloin separately. —
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 More than four years after a 77-year-old man walked into a Florida hospital with pain in his chest, a new report says preparing and eating feral pig meat was the likely cause of the man’s yearslong infection. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Meet resident pigs Mabel and Martha, and Hank, a nearly 2-month-old black calf and the farm's future herd leader. —Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals. —Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pig
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 More than four years after a 77-year-old man walked into a Florida hospital with pain in his chest, a new report says preparing and eating feral pig meat was the likely cause of the man’s yearslong infection. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025 Meet resident pigs Mabel and Martha, and Hank, a nearly 2-month-old black calf and the farm's future herd leader. —Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025 The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals. —Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pig
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Toward the end of Episode 2, Laurie and her crew discover a massive live hog in their home.— Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Garate has now helped make hog pits easier to come by in Texas, working with Michael Johnson of Cen-Tex Smokers on the design of the direct-heat Low Country Cooker.— Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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