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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
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
From there, hog jowl can be sliced like bacon for crisping, diced to season veggies or beans, or left whole to deepen the flavor of soups, beans, and greens.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
In some fairs, however, the hog competition includes the spectators, as well as the hogs.
—Fred Fransen, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 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, 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
Noun
There, more than 10,000 stock cars per year dropped off hundreds of thousands of cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and mules.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
From there, hog jowl can be sliced like bacon for crisping, diced to season veggies or beans, or left whole to deepen the flavor of soups, beans, and greens.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
In some fairs, however, the hog competition includes the spectators, as well as the hogs.
—Fred Fransen, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 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, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
Noun
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Black-eyed peas are also traditionally cooked with pork, which signifies progress because pigs root forward.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
30 Dec. 2025
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Bear bile contains more ursodeoxycholic acid, which can help reduce gallstones and treat liver disease, compared to the bile of other animals like cows or pigs, the outlet added.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The suit alleges RealPage monopolizes the market for commercial rental revenue management software.—
John Molseed,
Twin Cities,
24 Nov. 2025
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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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Demand for memory chips has also been surging as the AI data center buildout consumes much of the high-bandwidth memory on the market.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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An average American man consumes about 100 grams of protein per day.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Hogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogs. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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