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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
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Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sudanese who took the same route with other smugglers say they were subjected to barbaric conditions on the journey.Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, is uninhibited, chaotic, and unconstrained by fact.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
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Geometry versus art, restraint versus freedom, regimented control versus uninhibited expression.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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But mainly it is known for the riotous setting off of fireworks, increasingly in defiance of local bans.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Borough will be reviewing and revising plans for public events given this new riotous trend.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The audience goes wild when Foxx brings back some of his legendary characters and impersonations.Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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What grief does to people is pretty wild to behold.Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The other two children suffered similar abuses and suffered from a range of behavioral issues, including panic, fearfulness, injury, difficulty focusing, night terrors, and uncontrollable crying, the families allege.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Fear is what fuels any widespread panic, feeding off collective hysteria and growing into an uncontrollable monster.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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