variants
also hog
as in pigs
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 hogs
Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
An official then remained at the hog line for three ends to monitor Canada's curlers and no violations were recorded, World Curling confirmed in its statement on Saturday.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
This point is the hog line, a thick green line on the ice, and you are meant to have taken your hand off the stone’s metal handle before the front edge reaches the line.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The log beds complement the tree branch fence lined with hog wire to keep out unwanted wildlife.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Many Texas ranchers are also worried about the threat to wildlife such as deer and feral hogs, which can fuel revenue streams through hunting leases.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The tech eliminates the metal casings, bus bars and other components that hog space in conventional cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The gut and go maneuver — also known as hog-housing and radiator capping in other states — is expressly banned in the Missouri Constitution, for instance.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
The house fulfilled a different dream for Wukitsch, who grew up on a corn and soybean farm in Iowa, taking care of hogs and horses.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
An official then remained at the hog line for three ends to monitor Canada's curlers and no violations were recorded, World Curling confirmed in its statement on Saturday.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
This point is the hog line, a thick green line on the ice, and you are meant to have taken your hand off the stone’s metal handle before the front edge reaches the line.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The log beds complement the tree branch fence lined with hog wire to keep out unwanted wildlife.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Many Texas ranchers are also worried about the threat to wildlife such as deer and feral hogs, which can fuel revenue streams through hunting leases.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The tech eliminates the metal casings, bus bars and other components that hog space in conventional cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The gut and go maneuver — also known as hog-housing and radiator capping in other states — is expressly banned in the Missouri Constitution, for instance.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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Children enjoy visiting the farm's resident animals, which include sheep, goats, alpacas, pigs, and hens.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some are violent in nature, showing guns pointing at the oppressive establishment, usually portrayed as pigs.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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South Dakota’s biggest data center consumes 30 megawatts, and the state has none of the vastly larger data centers that have proliferated elsewhere.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once Ali returns from his exile an absurdly wealthy man (and sporting a comically fake mustache), his brutality consumes everyone around him, and Yıldız’s hatred of him grows.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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