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
New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Of those, the majority are dairy, but the state also has hog, beef, chicken and turkey CAFOs.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
While the Houston Rockets understandably hogged summer offseason headlines early for their blockbuster trade acquisition of Kevin Durant and some great free agent signings, the Knicks have quietly enjoyed a superlative summer of team-building.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The animals are difficult to survey, but experts estimate that the United States is now home to at least six million feral hogs, descendants of those early farm animals and Eurasian wild boars that arrived later.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Of those, the majority are dairy, but the state also has hog, beef, chicken and turkey CAFOs.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Either of them hogging ice time from younger players would be criminal.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
While the Houston Rockets understandably hogged summer offseason headlines early for their blockbuster trade acquisition of Kevin Durant and some great free agent signings, the Knicks have quietly enjoyed a superlative summer of team-building.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The researchers have tried this in mice and pigs, and both tests were successful, Rajagopalan said.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Corn was known for feeding farm animals, like chickens and pigs.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back-to-back championships by the Dodgers could embolden MLB and add to a chorus of fans who see a cap as a panacea for the plague of big-money teams monopolizing championships over the past decade.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Place bread loaf diagonally (corner to corner) on a large baking sheet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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This design eliminates the common edge softness found in typical panoramic imagery, ensuring consistent sharpness from center to corner and delivering a solid foundation for high-resolution output.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Oct. 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
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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