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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Miley's a long-time animal lover, with many dogs, cats, and even pigs of her own.
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Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 9 July 2017
Most attempts at cloning other animal species—to date cloning has succeeded with sheep, mice, cattle, goats, cats, and pigs—have not fared much better.
—Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 July 2017
The owner of the briefly emancipated pigs showed up shortly after and escorted the mother home.
—CBS News, 1 July 2017
Babybacks wouldn’t survive this process, but the ribs Armbrect orders—which appear to come from elephant-sized pigs—
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
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Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 9 July 2017
Most attempts at cloning other animal species—to date cloning has succeeded with sheep, mice, cattle, goats, cats, and pigs—have not fared much better.
—Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 July 2017
The owner of the briefly emancipated pigs showed up shortly after and escorted the mother home.
—CBS News, 1 July 2017
Babybacks wouldn’t survive this process, but the ribs Armbrect orders—which appear to come from elephant-sized pigs—
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
See all Example Sentences for pig
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“Pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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