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as in announcer
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity
our favorite morning TV show has a new host
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as in swarm
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president
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Recent Examples of host
The two hosts of CBS Saturday Morning, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson, will be departing, according to a source familiar with the cuts.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
During the award presentations on Tuesday, stories about each honoree were shared by Jon Stewart, the late-night talk show host, comedian and longtime first-responder advocate.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Yes, Howie Mandel — the former Deal or No Deal host and current America’s Got Talent judge.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
For holiday hosts, homemade candies are always appreciated.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
During the award presentations on Tuesday, stories about each honoree were shared by Jon Stewart, the late-night talk show host, comedian and longtime first-responder advocate.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Yes, Howie Mandel — the former Deal or No Deal host and current America’s Got Talent judge.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
For holiday hosts, homemade candies are always appreciated.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
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Wood was a radio announcer and jazz disc jockey and took DeJohnette around to clubs.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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When that uncle, Roy Wood, became the first Black news announcer on a white Chicago radio station, DeJohnette gained access to an endless supply of jazz records that fueled an early infatuation with the genre.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Oct. 2025
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This powerful synergy enhances detection, tracking, classification, and identification while also enabling autonomous drone swarm operations, including self-organizing collaboration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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And then there’s Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward, two hard-hitting safeties, a swarm of the fastest linebackers in football and on and on and on.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Feeding South Florida Feeding South Florida relies on the generosity of corporations, individual donors, an army of volunteers and, until recently, the federal government to put fresh produce and food staples on the table for the community’s most vulnerable populations.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the Avian Metapneumovirus (AMPV) infected 60-80 percent of turkey flocks in 2024 and continues to be an issue, according to the AFBF.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sennott never steps outside the frame to ask what kind of person flocks to the influencer sphere and why, or whether any meaning can be found in such apparently soulless work.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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The soldiers, identified as Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, were both based in Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut.—
Greg Norman , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ellis summoned Bovino to testify Tuesday after plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The outing—which, according to local reports, appeared to be equal parts publicity stunt, cultural gesture, and celebration of potential new AI partnerships—drew throngs of spectators with flashing cameras, and sent South Korean fried-chicken stocks soaring.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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To avoid the throngs of high-season tourists, consider visiting the Italian town from March to May or September to November, during its shoulder seasons.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The event drew in hordes of celebrities, including Emily Ratajkowski, Brooks Nader, Cher, Viola Davis, Elizabeth Olsen and Venus Williams.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Back in 1961, residents of Capitola woke up to find that hordes of black seabirds were slamming into cars, windows and people's homes and dying.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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