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
Vic Tafur, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But these included prices of wheat, hogs, timber, iron ore and other primary products.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Black will be behind ball hog Christian McCaffrey, while college tackle Carver Willis will have a chance to compete to start at left guard.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But these included prices of wheat, hogs, timber, iron ore and other primary products.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Even if your home's curb appeal leaves a good impression, a dirty sidewalk can hog the spotlight.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The actor also remembered that Lawrence would play the pig in every relevant scene in rehearsals, even going so far as to leap up onto the table.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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Several unrelated species evolved strikingly similar receptor modifications independently — including mongooses (family Herpestidae), hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) and pigs (Sus domesticus).—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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That last part may be the only real vulnerability that could keep the Spurs and Thunder from monopolizing Western Conference championships.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Bystanders, including young children, were forced to corner themselves inside the restaurant to avoid being struck by the flying chairs.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Rocky then runs onto the back porch of his home, where the woman and child corner him, grab him with a blanket, take him back to the SUV, and drive away.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
9 May 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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According to the lawsuit, the child consumed the kofta at The Kebab Shop on Los Feliz Boulevard on or about April 1.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Goldman Sachs forecasts a 24-fold increase in token consumption by 2030, reaching 120 quadrillion tokens per month, as agentic AI systems replace single-prompt interactions with multi-step tasks that consume orders of magnitude more compute per query.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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