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Recent Examples of disc jockey
Wood was a radio announcer and jazz disc jockey and took DeJohnette around to clubs.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Corey was a disc jockey on WHRB, the student-run radio station at Harvard University and the lead guitarist of Meltdown.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Court documents reveal federal prosecutors’ case against the couple, alleging the pair did not report any income from Jennifer Powers and only documented a gross income of $40,000 from Stephen Powers’ disc jockey business in the tax years 2018 and 2019 combined.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey, was killed, friends told The Star after talking with family.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Corey was a disc jockey on WHRB, the student-run radio station at Harvard University and the lead guitarist of Meltdown.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Court documents reveal federal prosecutors’ case against the couple, alleging the pair did not report any income from Jennifer Powers and only documented a gross income of $40,000 from Stephen Powers’ disc jockey business in the tax years 2018 and 2019 combined.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey, was killed, friends told The Star after talking with family.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disc jockey
Noun
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The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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That logic was adopted by opportunistic influencers and shock jocks in the initial Trump years.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This week in Atlanta, work remotely during a DJ set at a cafe, experiment with caviar and street food or get tickets to a supper club combining Korean and Indian flavors.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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After the Black Keys’ headlining on the Shell Gentilly Stage on May 1st, Auerbach, Carney, and DJ El Michels, a member of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings who’s in the Black Keys’ touring lineup, will head to the Toulouse Theatre to spin records.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
21 Apr. 2026
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In his first postseason appearance, rookie VJ Edgecombe had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Due to a mix of injuries, illness and Paul George’s 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy, Philadelphia had all of its top four players (Embiid, George, Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe) available for just 20 games this season.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Disc jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disc%20jockey. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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