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
Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But the data centers and other infrastructure needed to develop and run the technology are incredible electricity hogs.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Parker Hall, Wired News, 26 Mar. 2025
Trump and Musk were pushing back on widespread chatter from both sides of the political spectrum that their political alliance could soon collapse, perhaps if Trump tires of Musk hogging the limelight or if his actions attract too much criticism.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
On a warm, sunny day last July, Cara Buckley traipsed through a former hog farm in Iowa.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But the data centers and other infrastructure needed to develop and run the technology are incredible electricity hogs.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Besides that, the Show 8 still has great sound and a perfect-size screen for seeing the weather and reading recipes without hogging too much counter or tablespace.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 26 Mar. 2025
Trump and Musk were pushing back on widespread chatter from both sides of the political spectrum that their political alliance could soon collapse, perhaps if Trump tires of Musk hogging the limelight or if his actions attract too much criticism.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 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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Google monopolized the market providing tools to publishers and the market connecting publishers and advertisers, referred to as an ad exchange, Brinkema found.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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Meta is currently in court against the Federal Trade Commission, which has alleged that the company monopolizes the social networking market and shouldn’t have been able to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here’s his complete list: • 1962 Mets — cornered the market on Bob Millers (with two of them).—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
11 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
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Crews also conduct test burns before igniting a larger area, to verify how effectively fuels are consumed and how smoke will travel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Nor could the authors conclude definitively that the chimps were deliberately consuming ethanol-rich fruits and sharing it with their compatriots.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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