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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Cole was in Frisco, Texas, Friday night for the Texas Tailgaters’ headlining debut against the Party Animals, leaving master of ceremonies duties in San Diego to Matt Graifer, aka The Young Professor.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The organization’s 11th New York gala will be held at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center on Sept. 9, with actor Sam Waterston, also an Oceana board member, serving as master of ceremonies.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the next four decades, GameDay evolved into a traveling paragon of sports television, barnstorming its way across college campuses each week, with Corso serving as master of ceremonies.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Lopez, Wondery’s CEO served as master of ceremonies, insisting that all the attendees blindfold themselves while listening to the first episode.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
The organization’s 11th New York gala will be held at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center on Sept. 9, with actor Sam Waterston, also an Oceana board member, serving as master of ceremonies.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Over the next four decades, GameDay evolved into a traveling paragon of sports television, barnstorming its way across college campuses each week, with Corso serving as master of ceremonies.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Lopez, Wondery’s CEO served as master of ceremonies, insisting that all the attendees blindfold themselves while listening to the first episode.
—Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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