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
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While being a glory hog is unbecoming, business leaders need to communicate their AI plans, processes and goals to increase trust—in their leadership and plans—and ensure adoption at scale within their organization.
—Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 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
In another lay the stiff, decomposing carcass of a feral hog.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
While being a glory hog is unbecoming, business leaders need to communicate their AI plans, processes and goals to increase trust—in their leadership and plans—and ensure adoption at scale within their organization.
—Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The finished product depicted a pig standing in grass, with the dog's nose print serving as the focal point.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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With his shoulder-length hair tucked under his signature trucker hat and a glass of wine in hand, Henegan works the room, stopping at every other table to give a hug or tell a story about his days rubbing elbows with celebrities or splitting martinis and oysters at the bar with his pet pig.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Judge Amit Mehta ruled last year that Google illegally monopolized online search and advertising by paying companies like Apple and Samsung billions of dollars a year to install Google as the default search engine on smartphones and web browsers.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those that do open themselves to an opportunity to monopolize attention as first to market.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Liposuction cornered the market on removing problem fat pads until recently.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ishbia and his legal team have responded to this lawsuit, essentially saying that these claims are baseless and are a means to try and corner Ishbia into buying Kohlberg and Seldin’s share out for an exorbitant price.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
28 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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Smoke remains visible near Patterson Bluff and Dinkey Creek as fuels continue to consume in the fire perimeter.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, consuming healthy amounts of iron and vitamin D was associated with hair growth.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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