as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
you really are a swine—you have no sense of decency at all!
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Recent Examples of swine
As always, animals will be at the forefront of the annual fair with shows for dairy cows, beef, swine, sheep and poultry taking over AGtivity Hall for showmanship competitions.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
That's when a new influenza virus with a collection of genome segments from influenza viruses found in North American swine, Eurasian swine, humans, and birds emerged to cause the H1N1 pandemic.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
The video then zoomed in on the swimming swine, which was largely submerged saved for its ears, eyes and snout.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The fair culminates with the auction of swine, rabbits, goats, sheep and livestock on Saturday, Aug. 2.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
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Choose a crate that is a comfortable size for your dog.—
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The stretchy fabric allows for a full range of motion and remains in place through every downward dog and tree pose.—
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For those with less-briny palates, a fine jerk chicken and a number of steak cuts are also available.—
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Mike’s older sister, Nancy (Natalia Dyer), is our entry point to Hawkins High; a pretty striver, she’s recently been distracted from academics by a fling with popular jerk Steve Harrington (Joe Keery).—
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Brewer depicts the world of music impersonators with a fair amount of affection, like the rodeo clowns of late 20th-century America.—
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Cirque du Soleil is known for its shows featuring acrobats, athletes and clowns – all doing spectacular feats.—
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Rodents, possums, and skunks show up to snack on the flesh and seeds.—
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
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If an entrance hole is too large, smaller nesting birds will be vulnerable to predators and invasive species, including house sparrows, larger birds of prey, squirrels, snakes and even cats, which Hamlin says are birds’ top predators.—
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According to reports, there were fights in the snake-like queue that formed.—
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The animals play a vital role in the ecosystem as their diet consists of small rodents such as mice, rats and squirrels.—
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Or, more accurately, in this case, rats.—
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The hardest part of scaling this 5,200 foot beast?—
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Orion was getting the best of the beast.—
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The island represents the periphery of tourism’s slow eastward creep.—
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The applause for blocks, leaves and singles gets louder and meatier as England’s target creeps under 100, but Jacks’ dismissal with 97 still required ends any realistic hope of the unlikeliest of away victories.—
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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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