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
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
From a mini waffle maker to a rapid egg cooker, these tiny kitchen appliances are easy on the wallet and don’t hog space.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dresden Republican faced fines of more than $177,000 after operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property, and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The fine hogged the headlines but of importance to Chelsea in the here and now was the sporting sanction handed out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
From a mini waffle maker to a rapid egg cooker, these tiny kitchen appliances are easy on the wallet and don’t hog space.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
Verb
Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dresden Republican faced fines of more than $177,000 after operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property, and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Everyone’s favorite pig was born for the spotlight.—
Ella Cerón,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Particle sued Epic for allegedly defaming Particle and illegally monopolizing the market for electronic health records.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their words painted a portrait of someone who micromanaged, monopolized the spotlight and rarely recognized individual contributions.—
Bill Koch,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Dick's Sporting Goods completed its acquisition of the popular sneaker chain this week as part of a strategic plan to corner the Nike wholesale sneaker market.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Liposuction cornered the market on removing problem fat pads until recently.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 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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Participants in the study who often consumed chilis also had a 34 percent lower chance of dying of cardiovascular disease.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But his own research found that the countries with the lowest fracture rates are actually those that consume the least milk.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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