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
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Wildlife trapper Mike Kimmel, aka the Python Cowboy, has used dogs trained to track hogs and pythons to also locate the lizards.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
From June through August, the Phoenix Zoo opens its gates to non-members at 7 a.m., helping keep the ruffed lemurs, red river hogs and other resident animals (along with both visitors and staff) safe from sweltering heat.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Wildlife trapper Mike Kimmel, aka the Python Cowboy, has used dogs trained to track hogs and pythons to also locate the lizards.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2025
Verb
Instead of being blamed for hogging relief funds, undocumented migrants will be accused of illegally voting en masse.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Oct. 2024
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The ruling cadre of pigs gradually betrays the farm animals’ revolution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even so, in her exercise books Constance had listed details concerning the kind of boy who might monopolize her affections.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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In April 2025, in a separate DOJ antitrust prosecution of Google, federal district court Judge Leonie Brinkema held that Google had illegally monopolized open-web advertising markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The Indiana Pacers had the Knicks cornered — overwhelmed, battered and desperate.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Sharing these private details will be challenging, since authoritative Saturn and confusing Neptune will corner the sun over the next few days.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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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Endless arguments could consume tons of precious computing cycles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Recipes for everything from ceviche mixto with popcorn (!) to flan to sweet plantains are sure to delight, and the book’s chatty, convivial tone is likely to linger in your mind long after the meal has been consumed and the dreaded dinner dishes are done.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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