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
Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
As many as 10 hogs have been tearing up yards and rooting through trash left for garbage collectors, according to WFAA.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 June 2024
The euro, meanwhile, which has hogged the headlines of late, recovered versus the greenback as political turmoil in France sent traders scrambling for hedging protection against further price swings.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Jared Schilling remembers disliking farming as a kid, when his dad and uncle raised hogs to the standard industrial model.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
As many as 10 hogs have been tearing up yards and rooting through trash left for garbage collectors, according to WFAA.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Sutherland keeps us guessing, while establishing one of the more heartening qualities of his career: a general disinterest in hogging the spotlight and a willingness to cede it to his female co-stars.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 June 2024
The euro, meanwhile, which has hogged the headlines of late, recovered versus the greenback as political turmoil in France sent traders scrambling for hedging protection against further price swings.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
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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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The racing teams argue that NASCAR's charter agreements are designed to monopolize the sport, benefiting a few while suppressing fair competition.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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This follows an August ruling by a federal judge that found Google violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the online search engine market and pushing out competitors such as DuckDuckGo and Microsoft’s (MSFT-1.18%) Bing.—
Rocio Fabbro,
Quartz,
19 Nov. 2024
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As for Dexter, he’s forced into a minor plot detour to draw blood, inadvertently giving up two pints himself (one because Clark has had an HIV exposure and needs to pass off someone else’s blood as his own, and the other because Masuka corners Dexter into donating).—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The 31-year-old alleged victim, Ana Allen, wrote in graphic detail how she was cornered in a shower stall Dec. 30 in unit 4E at the Rose M. Singer Center by a physically stronger alleged perpetrator and raped.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 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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While the florets are most commonly consumed, the stalks are also edible and offer a mildly sweet taste.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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But the arduous process, which can often feel like a full-time job, has begun to consume their lives and take a hefty mental toll.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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