host

noun

Definition of hostnext
1
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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2
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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3
as in army
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the small band of defenders was no match for the enemy's mighty host of thousands

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Recent Examples of host With it, fans of the franchise will finally get the chance to meet a whole host of new heroes, villains, monsters, and gods as Percy and his pals embark on their greatest — and most dangerous — adventure thus far. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Lassally briefly retired until CBS asked him to help find a new host for The Late Late Show after Craig Kilborn left. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Based on a format from Zucker, who serves as host, the special taped at The Montalbán Theatre in Los Angeles over three shows at Netflix is a Joke Fest this past May. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Longtime SportsCenter anchor David Lloyd, injury expert Stephania Bell, talk show host Bart Scott and NFL Network analyst Charles Davis were also laid off as well, according to Front Office Sports. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for host
Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
  1. announcer
  2. swarm
  3. army
  4. flock
  5. battalion
  6. crowd
  7. throng
  8. horde
Noun
  • Mark Owens, after 16 seasons with the Braves, is stepping down as their on-field announcer this year.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
  • The Athletic counted, downloaded and listened to all 308 goals over 104 games, as called by Telemundo’s nine announcers, and found the longest call of the men’s World Cup.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of announcer
Noun
  • The immediate focus is Frenzy 8, a 200-pound-force-thrust engine designed for swarm-class drones, expendable aircraft and other uncrewed defense systems.
    — Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • That agentic swarm exploited a flaw in Hugging Face’s data-processing pipeline to gain the ability to run code as a processing worker, eventually escalating to high-level access to the company’s cloud and server clusters.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
Definition of swarm
Noun
  • Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • In 2024, he was made commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces, one of the most senior posts in the Ukrainian army, before being appointed commander of the Joint Forces the following year.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of army
Noun
  • People throughout the country flock to download storefronts like iTunes and streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and others to listen to their favorite patriotic cuts.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Hugh Jackman leads a flock of sheep that end up forced to solve his murder in a small village.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of flock
Noun
  • The battalion was once again redeployed to the West Bank 30 days later after undergoing an education seminar and additional training.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of battalion
Noun
  • By evening, crowds overflowed outside the site and spilled onto the streets and lanes.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The Tesla Diner is one year old as crowds lined up to charge at the highest-usage Supercharger in the world.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • That’s why Fox Sports frequently showed the throng of fans in KC celebrating during games.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Given the throng of big names at Tuesday’s match, there should be no shortage of dignitary shots with Messi in town Wednesday.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of throng
Noun
  • This is a real neighborhood with authentic shops and restaurants, removed from the hordes of tourists near the Duomo.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • That year, the number of possible points had changed from two hundred to four hundred, and the newspapers reported that this test had slaughtered hordes of top students.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
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