piggishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • Rules for the spectacle of gluttony and patriotism are simple: Contestants have 10 minutes to eat as many Nathan’s Famous hot dogs as humanly possible.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
  • Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Lucy’s materialism is what drove the two apart before.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 20 June 2025
  • In a world that encourages materialism and consumerism, choosing to leave space—even if only 20%—sends a powerful message to yourself and, possibly, inspires others to do the same.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • But from the beginning, Chiuri was the target of critics who skimmed over the political messages of her shows and dismissed her efforts to create wearable wardrobe options for women as bland commercialism.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
  • Gosney said Soleri’s opposition to commercialism had stymied the growth of Arcosanti, a community already separate from major metropolitan areas.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Is something deeper, perhaps an emotional or spiritual longing, influencing your career choices?
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • The heartbreak in Ruhl’s version lies in the longing of the father-daughter relationship rather than that of the lovers; Ruhl wrote it as a tribute to her own father, who had died a few years before.
    Pamela Newton June 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • This piece includes a lot of adornments and beautiful items, Yang places the gold finger at the bottom of the work to literally ‘point out’ the danger of placing value on the wrong things, this is King Midas’s finger - who famously was confronted with the dangerous reality of his desires.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Multicolored mesh totes shine bright under the beam of The Row’s glowing aura, a brand that has a knack for turning unsuspecting staples into objects of mass desire no matter how boldly priced.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 1 July 2025
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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