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Recent Examples of disc jockey
National Night Out also featured a mechanical bull, a Blues Brothers mobile, food, giveaways and a Park Ridge police officer as a disc jockey.
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
By the late '80s, Williams transitioned to film, starring as a defiant military disc jockey in 1987's Good Morning, Vietnam and an inspiring English professor at a prestigious boarding school in 1989's Dead Poets Society.
—Nate Jones, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Sandman doesn't remember if WEBN actually got into the park, but not long after Wood had started the skydiving team, an afternoon disc jockey broke his leg on a jump and couldn't operate the board for two months.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
During that period, Haley decided to take the advice of a disc jockey at WPWA radio, who suggested that Haley play off the similarity between his name and that of 17th century British astronomer Edmund Halley, who determined that a particular comet follows a 76-year orbit.
—Kenneth Best, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
By the late '80s, Williams transitioned to film, starring as a defiant military disc jockey in 1987's Good Morning, Vietnam and an inspiring English professor at a prestigious boarding school in 1989's Dead Poets Society.
—Nate Jones, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Sandman doesn't remember if WEBN actually got into the park, but not long after Wood had started the skydiving team, an afternoon disc jockey broke his leg on a jump and couldn't operate the board for two months.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
During that period, Haley decided to take the advice of a disc jockey at WPWA radio, who suggested that Haley play off the similarity between his name and that of 17th century British astronomer Edmund Halley, who determined that a particular comet follows a 76-year orbit.
—Kenneth Best, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disc jockey
Noun
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The radio shock jock had been slated to return to his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, after weeks of promos promised a big reveal following swirling speculation that his show would be canceled.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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Odenkirk and Zulevic’s take on the history is more of a lighthearted fun teen romp and a showcase of shock jock Steve Dahl on a wild and unexpected summer night, rather than the ignominy that the night would come to represent to some.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Defensively, the Buffaloes haven’t taken a huge step back without Hunter, leaning on DJ McKinney to assume the role of the lead cornerback.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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The documentary was directed by filmmaker and fellow DJ Hoj Jomehri, who’s played at events around the world including a 2012 Burning Man b2b with Burridge.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Burton rose to fame in 2000 after winning a competition on MTV's Total Request Live (TRL) and staying on as a full-time VJ (video jockey).—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Busta Rhymes champions late MTV VJ Ananda Lewis Busta kept his remarks short and heartfelt, thanking his family and also taking the time to honor Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ who died earlier this year after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Disc jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disc%20jockey. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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