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variants also hog
plural of 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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hogs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hog

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Recent Examples of hogs
Noun
From armrest hogs to aisle rushers, a new survey reveals the in-flight behaviors that frustrate American travelers most. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026 The Daily Show spent almost four minutes waxing rhapsodic over that time Lenny Kravitz’s pants split open and his hog flopped out. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Attach lattice or hog wire to stakes sunk into the ground so that the grid is parallel to the ground. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026 Been seeing a lot of white tail deer and the occasional gator, bobcat, hog, and even a coyote a few weeks ago! Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 The central theme was the figurative — and literal — significance of passing the ball, including asking audience members to ponder what their passing game is like and the ramifications of being a ball hog. Vahe Gregorian july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Not every invasive species is as dramatic or fearsome as a Burmese python or a feral hog—but that doesn’t lessen their impact on native ecosystems. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 July 2026 At the same time, industrial production of larger, leaner hogs expanded, and pork shoulders became more practical to cook. Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
  • Most mammals—but not humans—contain alpha gal, so someone with alpha-gal syndrome will likely have an allergic reaction to consuming meat from cows, pigs, lambs, goats, and deer.
    Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026
  • Scientists like Munster are indispensable for figuring out the source of pandemic viruses, whether bats, pigs, rats, or some other animal, Andersen said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The country also monopolizes global graphite, gallium mining production, and battery-grade material.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An application running hot no longer consumes an abstraction.
    TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The next phase of enterprise AI will not be defined by who consumes the most tokens, runs the largest models, or fills the biggest context windows.
    Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026

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