piggishness

Definition of piggishnessnext

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Noun
  • At a deeper level, this is a gluttony issue.
    Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, that just means an American corporation foisting gluttony on other countries.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The book is a Christian parable, pitting faith against 20th-century materialism.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Crucially, however, there is another view onto Bove’s sculpture beyond the double illusionism of its oblique materialism and front-facing near-pictorialism.
    Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Of its 50 million annual visitors, many head to Navy Pier, the downtown Loop, and the Riverwalk—areas that are known to be big draws for out-of-towners and therefore amass a concentration of souvenir shops, pricey dining, and other in-your-face commercialism.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026
  • American malls were once the mecca of commercialism.
    Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The astronauts’ expressions of admiration and longing for Earth echo a long history of space explorers gaining new appreciation for their home planet.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Set in Manipur, the film follows a young boy seeking to bring his absent father home, threading themes of longing, identity and fractured family life through the landscape of a border town.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her square to picky Venus, though, could pit self-care desires against home chores.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Trump has expressed a desire to push more responsibility for disasters down to states.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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