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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
Comedian host Conan O’Brien was the host for the 98th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night in Hollywood, California.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a host of Democratic officials and donors urged Mills to challenge Collins, even though the governor would be 79 at the start of her Senate term.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The Oscars can sense fear, and a host who shows up without a strong sense of self and a firm hand can immediately lose the whole room.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Yet afterwards, the Emmy winner’s monologue mostly fell flat when compared to the heights of his inaugural time as host last year.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a host of Democratic officials and donors urged Mills to challenge Collins, even though the governor would be 79 at the start of her Senate term.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
The Oscars can sense fear, and a host who shows up without a strong sense of self and a firm hand can immediately lose the whole room.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Yet afterwards, the Emmy winner’s monologue mostly fell flat when compared to the heights of his inaugural time as host last year.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
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His wife, Elizabeth Chihaia-Kesar, known by her ring name Scarlett Bordeaux, is a professional wrestler, model, singer and ring announcer.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rose also served as the play-by-play broadcaster for New York Rangers games on WFAN from 1989-95 and as the play-by-play announcer for the New York Islanders on Fox Sports New York from 1995-2016.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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By processing large volumes of data quickly, AI can help determine which drones represent actual threats and which might be acting as decoys within a swarm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The mounting toll has intensified concerns over how to counter drone swarms without depleting interceptor stockpiles that cost millions of dollars each to replace.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The army spokesperson said four wounded soldiers were evacuated for treatment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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An army of veritable soil whisperers is leading the charge to implement and scale regenerative farming practices.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Teyana Taylor Fashionable birds of a feather flock together.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Where To Stay While there was a time when Wimberley was a place that didn’t necessarily care to be found by tourists, and therefore was perhaps without amenities and accommodations for an overnight trip, a flock of openings has turned it into somewhere people like to stick around.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some of them are regular reserve units, but some of them are specific reserve units called regional-defense battalions, and there are regional brigades in the West Bank that have regional-defense battalions under them, which are units made up mostly of settlers.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Fire crews from Nampa and Middleton, along with two truck companies and two battalion chiefs, assisted in the response.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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Filled with Chesterfield sofas set on a leafy terrace, the more laid-back, brasserie-style Garden terrace is popular with a local Finnish crowd who prefer to dress down for dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Spring Break 2026 is in full swing as crowds of students and travelers flock to Fort Lauderdale beach.—
Michele Eve Sandberg,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The throngs gathered for what almost happened and what actually did take place.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trying to make my way through the throng of movie stars, filmmakers and other luminaries was almost like an Olympic event.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Aside from royally pissing off hordes of fans (with an average attendance of 25,048 per game, MLB turnstile spins in ’95 were down 20% compared to the league’s pre-strike mark of 31,240), the strike also coincided with a series of media shakeups.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some are good for taking out enemy hordes, while others focus on lower shields to do more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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