piggishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piggishness
Noun
  • This gluttony was deadly, writes classical philologist Ioannis M. Konstantakos: Philoxenus caused his own death by devouring a gigantic octopus.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Speaking of prizes, diners who finish a whole Slinger get honored with a certificate on the wall immortalizing their gluttony forever.
    Monica Eng, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Luxury’s Existential Crisis In societies where inequality is soaring, materialism increasingly questioned and younger generations prioritize values over status, luxury must be redefined.
    Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Your connection to Valentine’s Day is rooted in meaningful family traditions and genuine desire for connection, not materialism.
    Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These factions would seem to be holiday rivals of a sort, like people who can’t get enough of all Christmas and the camp bemoaning its commercialism.
    Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • This is an age of television contracts and commercialism and Musiala, less an outstanding player more a uniquely special one, is invaluable within that context.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their brows are furrowed, their mouths are pouty, their faces are twisted into ever-more over-the-top expressions of longing and ambivalence.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But looking back, many feel a longing for the God of War of old.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It is not lost on senior figures that their desire to transform the club is much harder and slower than in the age before PSR, where the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City could accelerate progression with few spending limits.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For instance, there was a high level of desire to be guided through the process of entering one's billing or credit card info into an in-car payment app.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Piggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piggishness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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