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
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
There are now 12 hog factory farms within three miles of the Trom family property.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And in the summers as a kid, her business was being a champion hog wrestler.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
There are now 12 hog factory farms within three miles of the Trom family property.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Users can also rely on this docking station to keep all their devices charged and ready without the need for additional power adapters hogging power outlets.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs.—
Sheila Vilvens,
Cincinnati.com,
20 July 2017
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The league has rescued monkeys, pigs, ponies, even a drug dealer's cougar, and thousands of dogs and cats every year.—
John Kass,
chicagotribune.com,
19 July 2017
Verb
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Large shippers exacerbated problems by monopolizing resources and squeezing out smaller shipments.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Both teams chose to take on the sport legally, including NASCAR CEO Jim France for allegedly monopolizing stock car racing.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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That's when the two adult dogs and two puppies cornered Avery, barking and growling at her.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 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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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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