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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There's plenty to explore; visitors can soak up the atmosphere in the bustling capital of Nassau, swim with pigs in Big Major Cay, or dive through the Andros Barrier Reef (the third largest in the world).
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Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
But lard comes from pigs and tends to have a softer texture.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the OSIRIS system on three groups of pigs.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The pigs were fed 1,360 g of pellet feed twice a day for a 30-minute period, and the remaining feed was weighed after each feeding episode.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The bowstrings were made from the animal tendons belonging to a genus that includes several species of goats and ibex, a genus of wild boar and pigs, and the roe deer.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Are pigs allowed in Beech Grove?
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
Luckily for him, next were shoots with farm animals — llamas, pigs and sheep — as well as cats and dogs.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Those animals include three horses, two goats, one sheep, four pigs, seven barn cats, 50 chickens, two roosters, nine ducks and Tama the turkey.
—Jenna Intersimone, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
But lard comes from pigs and tends to have a softer texture.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the OSIRIS system on three groups of pigs.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The pigs were fed 1,360 g of pellet feed twice a day for a 30-minute period, and the remaining feed was weighed after each feeding episode.
—New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
The bowstrings were made from the animal tendons belonging to a genus that includes several species of goats and ibex, a genus of wild boar and pigs, and the roe deer.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Are pigs allowed in Beech Grove?
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
Luckily for him, next were shoots with farm animals — llamas, pigs and sheep — as well as cats and dogs.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Those animals include three horses, two goats, one sheep, four pigs, seven barn cats, 50 chickens, two roosters, nine ducks and Tama the turkey.
—Jenna Intersimone, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Pigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigs. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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