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
Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
The fine hogged the headlines but of importance to Chelsea in the here and now was the sporting sanction handed out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Even better, there are temperature-regulating double duvets, providing individualized comfort for couples sharing a bed with even the greediest blanket hogs (guilty).
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Try not to hog the spot for too long, and let others charge their devices, too.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
The fine hogged the headlines but of importance to Chelsea in the here and now was the sporting sanction handed out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Verb
However, recent policy shifts and declines in enforcement have raised concerns about the agency's effectiveness, particularly in rural areas like Iowa.
Millions With No Clean Water, The Scale of the Problem
Iowa's dominance in hog farming is unparalleled.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Even better, there are temperature-regulating double duvets, providing individualized comfort for couples sharing a bed with even the greediest blanket hogs (guilty).
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 14 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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China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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Jordynne Grace Blake Monroe cornered Jordynne Grace, who was a very popular with the Atlanta crowd.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
14 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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And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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