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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Recent Examples of hog
Fred Fransen, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Most of the comedy is of the slapstick variety, including set-pieces with a live tarantula, a dead squirrel and a squealing wild hog.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In some fairs, however, the hog competition includes the spectators, as well as the hogs.
—Fred Fransen, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Most of the comedy is of the slapstick variety, including set-pieces with a live tarantula, a dead squirrel and a squealing wild hog.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
This shelf is ideal for stacking large items that would otherwise hog space elsewhere.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The resort has teamed up with local partners like Pieces of 8 boat tours to offer guests day trips to the Bahamas' out islands of Exuma and Eleuthera– where visitors can swim with pigs or feed iguanas in their natural habitat.—
Kristin Braswell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Companies made students wash blood and feces from pig pens and ordered them to pressure renters into signing leases in run-down apartment buildings, all under the guise of cultural exchange.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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McClatchy Media Company filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Google, alleging the tech company is undercutting its business by illegally monopolizing the online advertisement market, according to a federal complaint.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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Pahlavi’s office has published a road map for a transitional government that sharply contrasts with his public claims of not seeking to monopolize power.—
Shukriya Bradost,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Wildlife attacks generally occur when people unknowingly approach or corner the animals.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The rooms Guest rooms and suites have been nearly completely redone, corner to corner, and brought into a modern design vernacular.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yet she isn’t allowed to bogart the apercus; each of the characters gets a chance to shine, though some all but cry out for larger parts, larger lily pads on which to brood.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2024
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In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it.—
Kimberly Drew,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2022
Verb
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Not all data centers are water cooled but those that are can consume as much as 5 million gallons a day, the same as a town with a population of 25,000 people.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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These wines were shipped to other continents and consumed in royal courts.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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