piggishness

Definition of piggishnessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • This president doesn’t attempt to hide his gluttony for power and wealth.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The scene offers a pitiless view of the sexism, and materialism, of the culture in which the girls were being raised.
    Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • American malls were once the mecca of commercialism.
    Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
  • These firms now pay their rainmakers like Wall Street stars and have dropped their courtly scruples for relentless commercialism.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At a slim 76 minutes, Sparks pulls you in tight and never lets go, every frame bursting with teen angst and longing.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The result is a dizzyingly vast array of sounds, a collection of folk, soul, and psych odes to love, longing, and loss.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Relegation, combined with Lerner’s desire to get the club off his hands, led to a redundancy programme being set up to reduce the workforce by around a third.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But partners may simply put their best foot forward at first, experts said, and the extent of power or control someone desires can grow over time.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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