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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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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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
The invasive hogs have been found in 35 U.S. states and are extremely destructive, causing more than $1B in damage each year.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 29 May 2024
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2024
But while improving battery technology often hogs the spotlight, automakers are investing heavily into changing how the rest of the car is made.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
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Noun
Guinea hog piglets are born with their eyes open and the ability to move around immediately, according to a release.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
The invasive hogs have been found in 35 U.S. states and are extremely destructive, causing more than $1B in damage each year.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 29 May 2024
Verb
According to a recent report published by Creative Diversity Network, women represented only 25.3% of directors in the U.K. TV industry, compared with their male counterparts, who hogged 74.5% of these roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2024
But while improving battery technology often hogs the spotlight, automakers are investing heavily into changing how the rest of the car is made.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 20 July 2024
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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