OVEREATERS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

overeaters

noun

plural of overeater

as in pigs

one who eats greedily or too much they decided to join a support group for overeaters

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The organizations' research also found that expanding deforestation linked to biomass production could impact undisturbed forests that serve as critical habitats for vulnerable and endangered species such as tarsiers, endemic buffalo and pigs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
In recent years, the group has also thrown millions of dollars into lobbying for the very unpopular practice of keeping pregnant pigs in tiny crates — a method that big, industrial operations are much more likely to use than smaller farms.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

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But both the National Pork Board and the National Pork Producers Council work to protect and expand a hyper-industrial vision of American hog farming.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
But Devaughn Vele was a target hog late last year, and with rookie Jordyn Tyson sidelined, Vele could be a nice surprise.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hogs

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