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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
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
He was accused of operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dresden Republican faced fines of more than $177,000 after operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property, and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Plus, feral hogs are damn near everywhere throughout the South.
—M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
While not native to Florida, wild hogs, also called feral hogs, feral swine, feral pigs, wild boar, wild pigs or piney woods rooter, live in all 67 Florida counties, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC).
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming in Illinois, Georgia, Texas and now Arkansas.
—Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
He was accused of operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dresden Republican faced fines of more than $177,000 after operating an unlicensed hog farm on his property, and disposing hog manure in nearby lagoons.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Plus, feral hogs are damn near everywhere throughout the South.
—M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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As an alternative, scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike, less likely to be immediately attacked and destroyed by people’s immune system.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pepper points out that pigs on factory farms commit acts of violence that would otherwise be rare in their communities.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having no modules between cell and pack consumes less space and improves energy density.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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