piggishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • It’s been a record-breaking summer of gluttony in the Premier League.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The nutria’s cardinal sin, however, is gluttony.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Novel spiritual beliefs are pushing you to release the need for materialism.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Roses stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in a new spin on the same story, examining how status and materialism impact interpersonal relationships.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Such a move would never be tolerated or accepted by a footballing environment that remains deeply suspicious of commercialism and militantly on guard against any move in that direction.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Over the course of six seasons and two movies, the show’s thrillingly cynical core got smothered by cloying commercialism—a fixation on both wide-eyed romance and flamboyant luxury.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Who is to say that the longing wasn’t the most purposeful agent of that change?
    Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The lyrics explored longing and disillusion, marking a thematic change for the band.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Your creative abilities and desire for fun, games and enjoyment will all be enhanced, as well.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And that simple desire — to play at home — is precisely why Enfield Town exists.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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