hoggishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoggishness
Noun
  • There’s no tragic backstory here, no traumatic childhood event that turned Murdaugh into a killer, no motivators past greed.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This specific quiet theater of greed, luck, and deceit is likely over.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hunger strike has spread to Wards 1 and 4 in Ghezel Hesar Prison, as well as to the notorious Evin Prison.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Together with a few colleagues-including her TV boss (Arvydas Dapšys) and a compassionate local dweller (Paulius Pinigis), Daiva starts a hunger strike in a small trailer facing the TV station.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For example, some experts recommend consulting a healthcare professional to safely come off a fast instead of reverse dieting.
    Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jews then partake in a festive after-fast meal, turning the evening into a yom tov (festival).
    Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It’s been a record-breaking summer of gluttony in the Premier League.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The nutria’s cardinal sin, however, is gluttony.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But Israel’s decision to sharply limit and sometimes entirely block aid to Gaza pushed the enclave into famine this year.
    Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Halloween grew in popularity in America during the 1840s with the mass migration of Scottish and Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine, Morton said.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The festive lineup features two new desserts and a returning Blizzard to satisfy any customer’s sweet tooth.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Every sweet tooth needs more than one favorite bakery.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Bottom Line Sugar cravings are natural, but that doesn’t mean candy or other treats loaded with refined sugar are the only way to satisfy them.
    Christina Manian, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This two-floor restaurant is a long-standing community favorite offering a large and diverse menu to suit all tastes and cravings, from hamburgers to sushi.
    Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Hoggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoggishness. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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