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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 fact that Savannah Guthrie had to miss significant time after her mom, Nancy, disappeared only heightened people’s interest in the show’s hosts.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2026
This big home game in Charlotte does continue a recent tradition of having the major sports teams in town host major postseason events.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Stewart hosts on Monday, and this week Chieng hosts the rest of the week.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The essentials any host should have on hand include paper napkins, serving trays and boards, kitchen towels, tablecloths, and candles.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2026
This big home game in Charlotte does continue a recent tradition of having the major sports teams in town host major postseason events.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Stewart hosts on Monday, and this week Chieng hosts the rest of the week.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The essentials any host should have on hand include paper napkins, serving trays and boards, kitchen towels, tablecloths, and candles.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
Noun
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But while the game is in play, the screen is divided into multiple boxes with player and coach interviews, announcer analysis and sometimes just shots of coordinators watching the game.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Live with Kelly and Mark announcer and national radio personality spoke out about the condition — which causes temporary facial paralysis — during the Tuesday, April 7 episode of the daytime talk show, weeks after first revealing the news in an Instagram video on March 20.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The swarm of Gulfstreams, Phenoms and Challengers is straining Augusta Regional Airport.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The power of drone swarms on battlefields has been witnessed in multiple wars to date.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon’s army warned people against returning to the country’s south today, where the Israeli military is still launching attacks.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Xi made his point in 2017 by showing the Trumps around the Forbidden City, whose tranquil grandeur recalls an age when the emperors, like him, controlled the army and the state.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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Larger birds and flocks, however, can be another story.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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Over the years, Jackie and Shadow have grown an internet flock, and there's been plenty of drama, including Shadow chasing off another male in 2018.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Military under severe strain The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last month diverted a combat battalion from the northern border with Lebanon to the West Bank amid the wartime surge in settler violence.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The cat who died, from a different apartment, was retrieved by firefighters and reunited with its owners, the battalion chief said.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Look for premium vertical programming to become a bigger part of people’s media diet, too, and look to leverage that, the expert also suggested to the Lisbon crowd.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Péter Magyar, a former official in Orbán’s party, became an ascendant opposition candidate, drawing unprecedented crowds at rallies across the country and eventually leading in most polls.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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For another hour after his speech, his sixth that day, Magyar smiled for photos with members of the throng.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Behind yet another standout performance from Elliot Cadeau, who was named the Final Four’s most outstanding player, the Wolverines weathered a UConn run in the first half that had the massive throng of maize-and-blue fans in Indianapolis feeling nervous.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the postseason, the dynamic is more like a pro league, with open locker rooms, one-on-one opportunities and hordes of reporters.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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