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
Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
At Uke's Harley-Davidson, the Riding Academy continues to teach new riders how to handle a hog.
—Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Aren't there natural predators challenging feral hogs?
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
At Uke's Harley-Davidson, the Riding Academy continues to teach new riders how to handle a hog.
—Ricardo Torres, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Even if your home's curb appeal leaves a good impression, a dirty sidewalk can hog the spotlight.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Evans, to the end of his days, said Francis just wanted to hog the acclaim to himself.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hog
Noun
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One pig, Walter, has his own indoor tent.—
Eric Adler
April 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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The block around Fernando Mendoza’s home in Coral Gables, Florida was roped off by early afternoon on Thursday and the roast pig – a lechon asado to Cubans like the Mendozas – was in the Caja China all day.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Henson, who does a lot with a character that doesn’t monopolize the spotlight, touches little Zonia’s hair or steals a subtle glance at her now and then.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rumanes’ suit was filed a week after a jury in New York found Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit had illegally monopolized the event ticketing market for years.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rocky runs up onto the home's back porch, where the woman and the child corner him and grab him before returning to the SUV and taking off.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Time to corner some real estate in the Cole Payton camp.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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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That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Investigators suspect one Georgia fire was sparked when an aluminum party balloon touched live power lines; that blaze has consumed 50 square miles, twice Manhattan’s size.—
Emilie Megnien,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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