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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
Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
He was baffled as if there does not appear to be any point of access for an animal the size of a ground hog.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
The land was also covered by swamps and ponds, where animals lived, including deer, ducks and hogs.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Similarly, frog, hog, pig and stag.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The animals are difficult to survey, but experts estimate that the United States is now home to at least six million feral hogs, descendants of those early farm animals and Eurasian wild boars that arrived later.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Of those, the majority are dairy, but the state also has hog, beef, chicken and turkey CAFOs.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The United Soybean Board is investing in research into the benefits of using soybeans to feed dairy cows and hogs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
As the deputy observed the broken glass door of the home, the hog, chased by a second deputy, charged out of the home.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
He was baffled as if there does not appear to be any point of access for an animal the size of a ground hog.
—Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
The land was also covered by swamps and ponds, where animals lived, including deer, ducks and hogs.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Similarly, frog, hog, pig and stag.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The animals are difficult to survey, but experts estimate that the United States is now home to at least six million feral hogs, descendants of those early farm animals and Eurasian wild boars that arrived later.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Of those, the majority are dairy, but the state also has hog, beef, chicken and turkey CAFOs.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The United Soybean Board is investing in research into the benefits of using soybeans to feed dairy cows and hogs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
As the deputy observed the broken glass door of the home, the hog, chased by a second deputy, charged out of the home.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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The milieu here is rarified and sophisticated, all gallery openings and gourmet restaurants that serve organic pork from pigs who only eat a specific type of acorns.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Elementary schools in Murewa and Mutare and Africa University in Mutare all manage their own farms, primarily raising chickens and pigs, to feed students daily.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This helps ensure that no one monopolizes the event and that the more reserved employees have a chance to share.—
Chintan Shah,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, each conversion step consumes energy, introduces delay, and loses some of the information carried by the original signal.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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