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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
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
Not that anybody is going hog wild over his scoreless streak.
—Arizona Republic, azcentral, 30 June 2018
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
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
Not that anybody is going hog wild over his scoreless streak.
—Arizona Republic, azcentral, 30 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog wild
Adjective
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The president and his defenders say barbaric treatment is necessary to combat a pervasive gang problem in the country.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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The most criminal and barbaric ‘migrant horde’ to invade America was from Europe.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Alisa Course, its signature course, is named after an uninhibited volcanic island, Ailsa Craig, set across from the property that is half a billion years old.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Her character is refreshingly uninhibited, easily seducing a fellow cop 20 years her junior early in the series.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The estimate of $3 million is also believed to be remarkably conservative for the actual damages incurred by the riotous attack.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2025
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The riotous dancing is, for the attendees, those lucky few, a salve on life’s burn.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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New Zealand winemakers have experimented with different styles of Sauvignon Blanc, including oak aging, barrel fermentation, and wild/natural fermentation, among other things, providing a broader range of styles to meet diverse consumer preferences.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Night 2 also offered a fresh addendum to an existing favorite piece of animation: their signature skeleton’s wild chopper ride.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These fires and any new fires that ignite today can very quickly become uncontrollable.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a disorder where people have uncontrollable and recurring thoughts or repetitive behaviors, or both.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Hog wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog%20wild. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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