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noun

ˈhȯg How to pronounce hog (audio)
Definition of hognext
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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verb

as in to monopolize

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Recent Examples of hog
Noun
An initial test In the 2018 Farm Bill, a major piece of legislation covering wide areas of agricultural policy, Congress agreed to spend $75 million to encourage private landowners to step up together to kill feral hogs. — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 The first body found was discovered in 1994 by hog hunters in northern Charlotte County. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
If anything, consider this your backstage prep before hogging the spotlight and embarking on your solar return. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 Embiid’s return was the top pregame headline, and centers from both teams hogged the spotlight early. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
  1. pig
  2. monopolize
  3. corner
  4. bogart
  5. consume
Noun
  • The fairgrounds on Tully Road will have Alaskan pigs racing, kids screaming on carnival rides and the usual assortment of huge corndogs, strawberry shortcakes and a variety of new fair food like tamales, bao buns and kabobs.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pig
Verb
  • But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of monopolize
Verb
  • Murdoch even owned the Dodgers for a stretch to corner the market on what was then a Wild West shoot-out among TV programmers to launch cable channels.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Trista Stutter Emotions were running high for Trista Sutter, who was reminded that the beginning of daughter Blakesley Grace’s senior year of high school also means college is just around to corner.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner
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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
  • 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
Definition of bogart
Verb
  • The consequences already appear in the federal budget, where interest consumes an ever-larger share of revenue.
    — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, there’s still a supply deficit, forcing consuming countries to keep tapping their reserves, which are reaching critically low levels.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of consume

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