master of ceremonies
noun phrase
1
: a person who determines the forms to be observed on a public occasion
2
: a person who acts as host at a formal event
3
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment (as on television)
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And the weather is not just an issue for the master of ceremonies.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Nearly everyone was bundled into casual, Michigan-appropriate coats to ward off the chill, from Ford executive chair Bill Ford, Ford CEO Jim Farley and master of ceremonies and former WDIV anchor Devin Scillian to Ford retirees, Dearborn residents and design buffs.
—Julie Hinds, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Neither Brolin’s narcissistic power broker nor Domingo’s scenery-chewing master of ceremonies necessarily feel like caricatures.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Throughout the evening, the British actor David Ajala served as master of ceremonies, even getting some guests to join him onstage for a quick boogie.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Nearly everyone was bundled into casual, Michigan-appropriate coats to ward off the chill, from Ford executive chair Bill Ford, Ford CEO Jim Farley and master of ceremonies and former WDIV anchor Devin Scillian to Ford retirees, Dearborn residents and design buffs.
—Julie Hinds, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Neither Brolin’s narcissistic power broker nor Domingo’s scenery-chewing master of ceremonies necessarily feel like caricatures.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Throughout the evening, the British actor David Ajala served as master of ceremonies, even getting some guests to join him onstage for a quick boogie.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for master of ceremonies
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“Master of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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