as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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Recent Examples of hog
William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
McMullen explained selfishness manifests in hogging a machine and taking way too long to find a perfect shot.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Even better, there are temperature-regulating double duvets, providing individualized comfort for couples sharing a bed with even the greediest blanket hogs (guilty).
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Yet these monopolistic giants now hog the economic oxygen needed for small-and-midsize companies to grow, prosper and disrupt.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
McMullen explained selfishness manifests in hogging a machine and taking way too long to find a perfect shot.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
However, recent policy shifts and declines in enforcement have raised concerns about the agency's effectiveness, particularly in rural areas like Iowa.
Millions With No Clean Water, The Scale of the Problem
Iowa's dominance in hog farming is unparalleled.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Even better, there are temperature-regulating double duvets, providing individualized comfort for couples sharing a bed with even the greediest blanket hogs (guilty).
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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