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Synonyms for swine
Synonyms
bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, toad, varmint, vermin
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In perhaps the most startling development, and one that may strike loyal fans as a bit of a betrayal, the pigs are no longer the birds’ swine — er, sworn enemies. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Exuberantly silly ‘Angry Birds Movie 2' flies higher than the first," 15 Aug. 2019 Go to the farm exhibit building to see dairy and beef cattle being shown at noon today; swine, sheep and goats will be shown at noon Saturday. — Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska State Fair 2019: Fun from A to Z," 15 Aug. 2019 In perhaps the most startling development, and one that may strike loyal fans as a bit of a betrayal, the pigs are no longer the birds’ swine — er, sworn enemies. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Exuberantly silly ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2' flies higher than the first," 12 Aug. 2019 The resulting algorithm defines a decision tree capable of accurately sorting the viruses into the proper group — human or swine. — Quanta Magazine, "Decoding Flu Viruses Before an Outbreak," 29 Aug. 2013 More than 200 of the animals killed — including foxes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, swine, and a black bear — were unintentional targets of the cyanide bombs, according to the department. — Mariel Padilla, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump administration reauthorizes use of ‘cyanide bombs’ to kill wild animals," 10 Aug. 2019 The viral disease primarily affects horses and cattle, but swine, sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas can become ill as well. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Virus making horses ill spreads to 11 Colorado counties; Larimer hit hardest," 26 July 2019 Learn about it with Eva and Stephen Hegarty on a tour of their Burren Free Range Pork Farm, complete with samples of products made from the British Saddleback swine. — Serena Renner, National Geographic, "Road trip through the Irish countryside’s wild beauty," 12 Mar. 2019 Dutch bank Rabobank has estimated that hundreds of millions of the animals could die in China this year from either the disease or culling — cutting the country's swine population by a third. — Michelle Toh, CNN, "China has a new plan to solve its pork problem," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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