swine

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Recent Examples of swine House Bill 503, which now goes to the Ohio Senate for consideration, also bans importing, transporting, or releasing feral swine in the state. Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 June 2024 Wildlife Services has been successful at reducing numbers and distribution of feral swine to a point where their elimination in Ohio is a real possibility. Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 June 2024 The bill would also allow landowners to shoot the feral swine without a license, according to reporting from the Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network. Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 This makes the Buckeye State one of 35 in the U.S. where feral swine have established breeding populations. Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for swine 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swine
Noun
  • The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • My job was to go over there and not be a jerk and try to advance the stand-up ball a couple of yards for the next guy that comes over there.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Drugs and being a selfish jerk threaten everything, of course, and seeing a chimp go through the out-of-control partying instead of a normal dude is a bit different.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
    Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, if a skunk or raccoon has invaded a home, Whitmore thoroughly inspects it to understand where and how the animal enters.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Any time an agricultural producer or horse owner or home gardener has a persistent issue with dangerous or destructive animals — skunks denning under a shed, raccoons raiding a chicken coop, bears gorging in a vineyard — Chandler can assist, either with advice or, if necessary, direct intervention.
    Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • While these snakes may not make great pets, a lot of non-venomous snakes do.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The analysis showed that some of the snakes from Ethiopia were genetically distinct.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Shanks brilliantly paces the story out with several pieces of foreshadowing, including a rat king as symbolism for toxic codependency, mirroring a gruesome story Tim tells Millie about his father’s death and his mother’s mental health.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Research has shown that Red No. 3 can cause cancer in laboratory rats when exposed to high levels.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Routed through a six-speed manual gearbox, the power was enough to launch this beast of a car from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.6 seconds along the way to a top speed of 186 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
  • According to the folklore, a mythical beast would come and devour villagers and livestock each Chinese New Year, but the beast was afraid of loud noises and the color red.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Microsoft has just played its joker card twice in a week, forcing upgrades on millions of Windows PC owners.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Swine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swine. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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