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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
Foxboro was named a host city back in June 2022 and holds that distinction along with 11 other American cities as well as two from Canada and three from Mexico.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Maya Jama has returned to host Love Island UK for its fifth season.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026
The event received praise and will host Brawl at the Ballpark in July at Target Field in Minneapolis.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Some hosts reported similar damage to cabinetry, furniture, walls, flooring, and doors.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Maya Jama has returned to host Love Island UK for its fifth season.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026
The event received praise and will host Brawl at the Ballpark in July at Target Field in Minneapolis.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Some hosts reported similar damage to cabinetry, furniture, walls, flooring, and doors.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
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Earning two degrees in communication arts and business from Park University, Trozzolo has worked as a radio announcer, a TV, film and video photographer, editor and a film producer.—
Zuri Primos
June 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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In his testimony, Saban, the former Crimson Tide coach of 17 years and current ESPN announcer, described the exponentially rising roster costs at the University of Alabama and across the NCAA landscape.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Even advanced swarms often depend on stable communications and relatively simple coordination logic.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Its journey is bringing it closer to both the middle of that swarm and some of the other individual galaxies in the cluster.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
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After the warning, the Lebanese army deployed to the Christian district of Tyre in an effort to prevent Israeli attacks there and to show that Hezbollah has no armed presence in the area.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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They were worn down mile by mile, cold by cold, delay by delay until the army that existed at the end bore no resemblance to the one that had set out.—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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On a recent day, a flock of some 30 were perched in the distance — scattering when a pair of squawking oystercatchers alerted them to visitors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
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Looking for more ways to entice flocks of birds to your yard?—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Marquee continues to draw big DJs and bottle-service crowds, giving in-house partiers a straightforward, elevator-ride-away nightlife option.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Curry has traveled to China seven times with the most recent tour to Chongqing last August, and each visit has drawn massive, frenzied crowds.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Walking among this throng of floating color balls is surreal and well worth the drive.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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The attacks came as public officials and lawmakers have been planning to deal with throngs of visitors for the World Cup, which is slated to start next month with seven matches in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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Forty-eight days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 12 seconds after a virus transforms humanity into a blissful symbiotic horde, one of its survivors, Carol (Rhea Seehorn), treats a rooftop as a personal driving range — the golf balls shattering a neighboring building’s windows.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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The venue only seats 2,600, so hordes of fans queued up for the standby list in Riverside Park before parking themselves behind bullpens.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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