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
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 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, 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
Noun
Water French hydrangeas are water hogs.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 May 2026
Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 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, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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One player made a scene on the field, vilified police, downplayed crime, wore a Fidel Castro T-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks depicting cops as pigs during practice.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The hybrids also inherited the domestic pigs’ ability to breed more often, helping pig and wild boar genes spread faster through the population.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 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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After all, Mother is inhuman and consumes brain fluid, hinting at a parasitic nature.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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America consumes too much and saves too little.—
Neil Shearing,
Time,
20 May 2026
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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