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also hog
as in pigs
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 hogs
Amethyst Ganaway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume.
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Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Arched trellises Hagerty built out of bent hog paneling give climbing vegetables sturdy support—and beautify the space.
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Johanna Silver,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
In the summer of 2019, Parker started dating local hog trapper Wade Griffin, but their relationship started deteriorating just a few months later.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming, homicide cases, state and local government and more.
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Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2026
Meanwhile, Griffin was four hours away, attempting to make a hog sale that Parker had orchestrated.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Worked our way up to some Montana survival food……AKA, hog ribs!
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
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Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Noun
At the same time, industrial production of larger, leaner hogs expanded, and pork shoulders became more practical to cook.
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Amethyst Ganaway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume.
—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Arched trellises Hagerty built out of bent hog paneling give climbing vegetables sturdy support—and beautify the space.
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Johanna Silver,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
In the summer of 2019, Parker started dating local hog trapper Wade Griffin, but their relationship started deteriorating just a few months later.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming, homicide cases, state and local government and more.
—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2026
Meanwhile, Griffin was four hours away, attempting to make a hog sale that Parker had orchestrated.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Worked our way up to some Montana survival food……AKA, hog ribs!
—
Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogs
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The same scalpel or bone saw that cut a human also cleft sheep, horses, pigs and other animals in distress.
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Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by ticks, usually the lone star tick, that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs.
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
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But that’s exactly how unlimited campaign spending monopolizes our politics.
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Yet a cannabis marketer who consumes — or, just as notably, one who doesn’t — often finds their professional credibility subjected to a level of scrutiny that has no real parallel elsewhere.
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One early target is underground mine ventilation, which consumes a significant share of electricity at subsurface operations.
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