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
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some of the comments were about data centers becoming power hogs.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last month, lawyers for the agency asked a judge to pause litigation in a case accusing a hog farm of discriminating against a transgender employee, including by failing to stop another worker from trying to grope her breasts and expose his own genitalia.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Users can also rely on this docking station to keep all their devices charged and ready without the need for additional power adapters hogging power outlets.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Benji is caustic, needling and selfish — the kind of guy who hogs the window seat, the shower and everyone’s attention.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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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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In January 2023, the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of illegally monopolizing the ad-tech market.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
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But democracy also dies when the marketplace of ideas becomes as monopolized as the marketplace for consumer goods.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The weight made cornering a battle at the extremities of grip, but the GranTurismo is no Sunday cruiser.—
James Morris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Cops want to corner a copper crook who broke into a Bronx building, officials said Saturday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 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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In the hospitality sector, large hotels consume significantly more energy due to extensive facilities like multiple restaurants, conference centers, and recreational areas, which drive higher energy usage and waste production.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Peppermint tea is one easy way to consume peppermint.—
Julie Marks Published,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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