piggishness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • Such gluttony now has been outlawed by the new rules put into place last week.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • At a deeper level, this is a gluttony issue.
    Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But Veda is no idealist out to end wars or reject her parents’ materialism.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Because materialism had an irreligious connotation, Hattem says it was left out of the national conversation until the Gilded Age of the 1920s, when people start saying the quiet part out loud.
    Cari Shane, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • While commercialism exists, the authentic human connection ignited by shared emotions, like a goal celebration, represents the Cup's most enduring and invaluable legacy, transcending mere competition.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • That’s not to say that Davis solely chased commercialism at the expense of art.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Threading through all their stories is a wild bird – stolen from the forest, peddled in markets, caged in a home – whose restlessness becomes an emblem of every character’s longing to be free.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • The film’s first official trailer offers up a sweeping, dramatic look at the Dashwood life (like the highly relatable, ha, drama of being kicked out of their sprawling mansion), complete with plenty of longing and even a dash of mystery.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • But experts say higher energy costs in Europe and a desire to slow global warming fuel the air conditioning-free lifestyle.
    Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • And yet Webster’s dictionary, and his earlier attempts at spelling reform, expressed a radical desire to forge an entirely new tongue based in the vernacular genius of the aspiring American people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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