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
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Liquid manure in tanks under hog or cattle confinement buildings is pumped to field where it is knifed into the soil.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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
Similar robotics companies have already worn out their welcome in other US cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, as their delivery bots hog sidewalks, injure residents, and rampage through gardens.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Liquid manure in tanks under hog or cattle confinement buildings is pumped to field where it is knifed into the soil.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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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In retirement, he’s gone back to that childhood, mucking the stalls and helping care for a menagerie that includes two horses, 10 mini goats, two mini pigs, a pair of horses and a bunch of chickens and dogs and cats.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Olivia tested bacteria levels on pig skin after washing it with water, soap or a solution with 70% alcohol.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The jury ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs, a coalition of 33 states and the District of Columbia, which argued that Live Nation’s monopolized the market for ticketing and used its muscle to force artists to play its venues.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rocky runs up onto the home's back porch, where the woman and the child corner him and grab him before returning to the SUV and taking off.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Time to corner some real estate in the Cole Payton camp.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 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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What mattered was the relationship between the people creating the content and the audience consuming it.—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other users invited her to connect on platforms like TikTok or private chats on Discord, and Seitz thinks Audree consumed this kind of content off and on until her death.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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