as in hogs
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 pigs
All throughout the year, Sardinian villagers work together in cooperatives, tending their vineyards and olive orchards and raising pigs for ham and salami.
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Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Adult pygmy hippos generally weigh between 350 and 600 pounds, or about the same as some domestic pigs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Relying on the philanthropic support of the Murdoch Institute, the work is progressing rapidly and has been shown to be effective already in mice, pigs and sheep.
—Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Staff now eat from smaller plates in the canteen to cut food waste; anything left goes to some of the luckiest pigs in Sweden.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Every year since 2018, the county mayor pardons two pigs bound for la caja china — or the roasting box.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The pigs were safely loaded, watered and fed while on the island.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
In a Sunday video posted on Facebook by the airport, the pigs are shown being reboarded into cargo of a plane.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
This encompassed crates for pregnant pigs, individual pens for calves, and cages for rabbits and a number of birds (quails, ducks, geese, and several types of chickens).
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Adult pygmy hippos generally weigh between 350 and 600 pounds, or about the same as some domestic pigs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Relying on the philanthropic support of the Murdoch Institute, the work is progressing rapidly and has been shown to be effective already in mice, pigs and sheep.
—Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Staff now eat from smaller plates in the canteen to cut food waste; anything left goes to some of the luckiest pigs in Sweden.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Every year since 2018, the county mayor pardons two pigs bound for la caja china — or the roasting box.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The pigs were safely loaded, watered and fed while on the island.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
In a Sunday video posted on Facebook by the airport, the pigs are shown being reboarded into cargo of a plane.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
This encompassed crates for pregnant pigs, individual pens for calves, and cages for rabbits and a number of birds (quails, ducks, geese, and several types of chickens).
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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