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
Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The new facility aims to increase slaughter numbers to 22,000 hogs a day while maintaining a comparable workforce of 3,200 employees.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 18 Feb. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
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
State Highway 130 has a stretch with a speed limit of eighty-five miles an hour, the highest in the country; the night the road opened, three cars crashed into feral hogs.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
The new facility aims to increase slaughter numbers to 22,000 hogs a day while maintaining a comparable workforce of 3,200 employees.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Speaking of presents, the Chiefs finally returned the AFC West throne to the store, receipt and all, after hogging that thing for 3,270 days.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2025
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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This deception is slicker than a greased pig!—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Three barns were destroyed in the fire, and about 6,000 hogs and pigs were killed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don't monopolize oven space with a ham.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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The idea soon monopolized my thoughts.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mendoza, Adrian Rodriguez (who's a switch hitter), Aiden Robbins and Carson Tinney occupy thetop half of the order with the ability to drive the ball from corner to corner and all points in between.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Feb. 2026
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And, the wand is just as genius as the formula, with a super-slim, flexible design that hugs every single lash from corner to corner.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
15 Feb. 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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The general recommendation for adults is to consume seven to eight glasses of water per day.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet data centers can also consume massive amounts of water and energy; the Quantum Frederick campus, once fully built out, will consume 864 megawatts of electricity, dwarfing the county’s current electricity needs.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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