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
Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Equiano Light Rum The Mojito is a rum drink, of course, but the rum really acts as a supporting player, letting the mint, fresh lime juice and sugar hog the spotlight.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
William Pesek, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Sutherland keeps us guessing, while establishing one of the more heartening qualities of his career: a general disinterest in hogging the spotlight and a willingness to cede it to his female co-stars.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 25 June 2024
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Noun
Many were raising hogs for Holden Farms, a midsized pork company, according to his daughter, Sonja Trom Eayrs.
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History’s greatest magnet is luring capital from every corner of the globe, hogging wealth needed to finance budget deficits, keep bond yields stable and support equity markets.
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The races happen daily and feature pigs and wiener dogs dressed like hot dogs.—
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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.—
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Isn’t a life without mountains of money better than a life monopolized by misery?—
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The supply of many crucial minerals is currently monopolized by China.—
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As for Dexter, he’s forced into a minor plot detour to draw blood, inadvertently giving up two pints himself (one because Clark has had an HIV exposure and needs to pass off someone else’s blood as his own, and the other because Masuka corners Dexter into donating).—
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The 31-year-old alleged victim, Ana Allen, wrote in graphic detail how she was cornered in a shower stall Dec. 30 in unit 4E at the Rose M. Singer Center by a physically stronger alleged perpetrator and raped.—
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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.—
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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.—
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By cutting out sugar and consuming the right amount of carbohydrates and protein before and after training, the defender put on 10kg without losing any speed.—
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While Nile crocodiles typically drag their prey into the water and consume them, Gustave has been repeatedly observed killing humans and leaving their bodies behind.—
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“Hog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hog. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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