hoggishness

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Noun
  • Prosecutors have alleged that Mangione wanted to send a message about corporate greed.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But people can get very emotional about money, experiencing feelings from scarcity and fear to greed, anxiety, shame, and guilt.
    Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While on hunger strike, he was put up for election for a UK assembly seat, and against all odds, won.
    Philip Metres August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Sustainable Community Schools emerged from an effort to save Dyett High School for the Arts in Washington Park from closure in 2015, a measure that ultimately succeeded following a 34-day hunger strike by community members.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At that point, footage of Drew's original dance for Letterman, which included a lightning-fast flash, was played.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In Catholicism, black coffee would generally be permissible for a fast that focuses on restricting food (and not beverages).
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 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
  • Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza since then has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, according to health officials in the enclave, who warn that famine is setting in.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The highest levels of malnutrition since the war began were reported this summer, and its largest city has been officially declared under famine by a panel of food-security experts.
    Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet tooth, a new study found.
    Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Inspired by her sweet tooth and the joy of making, Pastille earned a spot on the Dezeen Awards 2024 furniture design longlist—a remarkable feat for a first project and a sign of her rising international profile.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With options ranging from breakfast scones to showstopping cakes, Publix has every fall craving covered.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Amen pointed out that beta blockers do not cause cravings or withdrawals like other anti-anxiety medications.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hoggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoggishness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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