hoagies

noun

plural of hoagie
as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll had a steak-and-cheese hoagie for the first time in Philadelphia

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Recent Examples of hoagies The chain earned the top spot in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 2024 convenience store ranking primarily due to the chain’s food offerings, especially its hoagies. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 By 1996, fuel was added to its growing selection, which included hoagies and coffee. — Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Here are new and traditional recipe ideas for juicy hamburgers, taco night meals, Italian hoagies, and more to shake up your dinner plans. — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 Wawa's annual Hoagie Day returned Wednesday, with the company serving 30,000 hoagies outside the National Constitution Center. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Inspired by classic dressed hoagies, these sandwiches are filled with peppers, zucchini, eggplant, and red onion and doused in tangy Italian vinaigrette. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 25 June 2026 Observant Muslims break Ramadan fast with fish hoagies. — Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 Food critic, specializing in hoagies. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026 The chain, known for its hoagies, was recently the subject of a viral debate. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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  1. submarines
  2. heroes
  3. subs
Noun
  • The Squire is being demonstrated for use in mobile communications with submarines or other vessels, as well as in medical and other applications.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Russian submarines are suspected of planning to sabotage some marine infrastructure there.
    — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of submarines
Noun
  • Mackeeper present themselves as scraggly anti-heroes, saving music one banger at a time.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This kind of inversion extends to all the depictions of classic heroes in the Absolute line.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of heroes
Noun
  • Plus the Netflix binge model means buzzy hits can really move the needle only on subs and advertising revenue for a month or two.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • No official confirmation regarding the type of subs and ballistic missile submarine deployment has been made by China so far.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of subs

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