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
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Data centers are water hogs and will need 468 million gallons a day for cooling, at the same time that two-thirds of the world’s population may face shortages.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Related Articles Miss Manners: When groups hog the sidewalk, what’s the best way through them?
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
With the Pig Brig net fully closed, hogs can still muscle their way underneath the net and enter the circle.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Data centers are water hogs and will need 468 million gallons a day for cooling, at the same time that two-thirds of the world’s population may face shortages.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Related Articles Miss Manners: When groups hog the sidewalk, what’s the best way through them?
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs.—
Sheila Vilvens,
Cincinnati.com,
20 July 2017
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The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year.—
John Kass,
chicagotribune.com,
19 July 2017
Verb
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In his acceptance speech, viewed as a blueprint for a six-year tenure, Aoun vowed to monopolize weapons under the mandate of the state.—
Mick Krever,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Through the clustering of talent, industry, and capital and the agglomeration economics that result, big coastal cities like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Washington, DC, have monopolized innovation and its myriad benefits.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These vintage shops don’t corner themselves to the market of only reselling clothes made before 2010.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sibley ran and was chased by the two gunmen, who continued to fire multiple shots and cornered him near a dumpster, the video shows.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 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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While food safety recalls often focus on bacterial contamination, broken glass presents an immediate physical hazard that can result in cuts or injuries before the product is even consumed.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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One study conducted at Henry Ford Health’s Sleep Disorders and Research Center found that participants who drank a high dose of alcohol before bed initially slept longer than those who consumed a low dose or none.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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