1
: the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
Examples of pork in a Sentence
We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
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Their menu is packed with barbecue favorites, including North Carolina-style pulled pork, pork baby-back ribs, brisket burnt ends, smoked wings, and pulled chicken.
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Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Take a slab of its pork spare ribs with fries and go heavy on the sauce.
—Caitlin Morton, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2025
Beef, hamburger, lamb, and pork were deemed unprocessed red meat options.4
One serving of red meat was defined as 3 ounces of food, and from there, participants were sorted into groups based on their average consumption.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 23 Jan. 2025
While unprocessed red meat was defined as beef, pork, lamb and hamburger.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 22 Jan. 2025
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Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Take a slab of its pork spare ribs with fries and go heavy on the sauce.
—Caitlin Morton, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2025
Beef, hamburger, lamb, and pork were deemed unprocessed red meat options.4
One serving of red meat was defined as 3 ounces of food, and from there, participants were sorted into groups based on their average consumption.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 23 Jan. 2025
While unprocessed red meat was defined as beef, pork, lamb and hamburger.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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pork
noun
ˈpō(ə)rk 
ˈpȯ(ə)rk
1
: the flesh of a pig used for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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