as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
if I had known that my guests were going to be such hogs, I would have prepared twice as much food
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Recent Examples of hog
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
The iconic bar, birthplace of the boozy Singapore Sling, tends to hog the cocktail spotlight.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
This year’s Guido Cup will have eight Sacramento-area chefs face off to establish who is top dog ... or hog.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Noun
McMullen explained selfishness manifests in hogging a machine and taking way too long to find a perfect shot.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
The iconic bar, birthplace of the boozy Singapore Sling, tends to hog the cocktail spotlight.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
Verb
Roll a 6-foot-long piece of hog wire or concrete reinforcing wire into a 2-foot-diameter tomato cage.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
This year’s Guido Cup will have eight Sacramento-area chefs face off to establish who is top dog ... or hog.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The ruling cadre of pigs gradually betrays the farm animals’ revolution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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China accompanied this strategic focus with billions of dollars of investment in mines and processing facilities to monopolize the market.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 June 2025
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In a separate case in federal court in Virginia, which was tried last year, the government argued that Google had monopolized part of the technology that places ads on websites.—
Terence McGinley,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Temperatures and cornering characteristics would also favor us.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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According to Māori lore, the 500-pound herbivores were fast runners who, once cornered, would defend themselves by kicking with those dino-chicken legs.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Yet she isn’t allowed to bogart the apercus; each of the characters gets a chance to shine, though some all but cry out for larger parts, larger lily pads on which to brood.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2024
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In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it.—
Kimberly Drew,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2022
Verb
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For most people, garlic supplements or garlic pills are a safe and convenient way to consume garlic when taken in the amounts directed.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The civil penalties can consume the entire balance of an account, so be careful.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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