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
  • In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • American malls were once the mecca of commercialism.
    Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There is a longing for some previous era, if not actually a desire to return to it.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This is a story about longing, travelling, and never reaching home.
    Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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