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Recent Examples of piggy
Just as Henry VIII was immortalized (huge, menacing, thick-necked, pasty-faced and piggy-eyed) by his court painter, Hans Holbein the Younger, might this prove to be a defining image of Elizabeth II half a millennium hence?
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Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
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Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggy
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The merged generative AI model is bloated and runs extremely slowly, possibly so piggish that using it on everyday tasks is exasperating and imprudent due to enormous delays while processing.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Surrounded by a dysfunctional family and a piggish boss (Stellan Skarsgård), Justine is lonely, exasperated, and seething.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
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In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died.Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters.Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Scanty sentences for these greedy big shots do little to deter crooked behavior in the future.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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The bet is that Brickell, where Major Food Group’s Dirty French Steakhouse opened in 2022 and where Noble 33’s Toca Madera plans to open in 2025, and its growing collection of super-tall towers have an insatiable appetite for moody meateries.Andy Wang, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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In addition to its concept, which took aim at the entertainment industry’s insatiable desire for superhero films (looking at you, Marvel and DC), The Franchise counted some high-profile producers in Veep creator Armando Iannucci, and Skyfall director Sam Mendes.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Piggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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