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
Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Black will be behind ball hog Christian McCaffrey, while college tackle Carver Willis will have a chance to compete to start at left guard.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But these included prices of wheat, hogs, timber, iron ore and other primary products.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
These plants are notorious energy hogs, consuming nearly 4 percent of the country’s total electricity to process municipal waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Toward the end of Episode 2, Laurie and her crew discover a massive live hog in their home.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Garate has now helped make hog pits easier to come by in Texas, working with Michael Johnson of Cen-Tex Smokers on the design of the direct-heat Low Country Cooker.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Measures to address the overpopulation of feral hogs A variety of policies and actions have been taken in Texas, with varying degrees of success.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Black will be behind ball hog Christian McCaffrey, while college tackle Carver Willis will have a chance to compete to start at left guard.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
But these included prices of wheat, hogs, timber, iron ore and other primary products.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
These plants are notorious energy hogs, consuming nearly 4 percent of the country’s total electricity to process municipal waste.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Toward the end of Episode 2, Laurie and her crew discover a massive live hog in their home.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Garate has now helped make hog pits easier to come by in Texas, working with Michael Johnson of Cen-Tex Smokers on the design of the direct-heat Low Country Cooker.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Measures to address the overpopulation of feral hogs A variety of policies and actions have been taken in Texas, with varying degrees of success.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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In September 1977, a barn fire killed several pigs.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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More than 600 pigs have found adoptive homes since the group started nearly 10 years ago.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 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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On average, a medium-sized data center consumes roughly 110 million gallons of water per year for cooling, which is enough to power the annual water use of about 1,000 households.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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According to some reports, globally, this consumes something like 1-2% of global energy consumption.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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