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as in visitor
a person who visits another
invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner
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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them
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Recent Examples of guest
The property stretches across 200 square meters and features abundant green space that’s private to guests.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
The concert movie was shot in Paris before an intimate audience of 250 guests at the winter-garden terrace high above the Musée du Quai Branly.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Bells resonated throughout the space, while a meditative composition by Poeji welcomed guests into a serene atmosphere.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s a sure way to invite not only skunks but other unwanted guests such as opossums, says Mengak.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
The concert movie was shot in Paris before an intimate audience of 250 guests at the winter-garden terrace high above the Musée du Quai Branly.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Bells resonated throughout the space, while a meditative composition by Poeji welcomed guests into a serene atmosphere.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s a sure way to invite not only skunks but other unwanted guests such as opossums, says Mengak.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
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While watching parrot fish glide by the glass of the 250,000-gallon saltwater reef tank the Seaquarium has maintained for years, Martin said his team plans to build the kind of aquarium complex that will be interesting enough to justify visitors buying tickets just to see it.—
Pedro Portal,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Winter may draw visitors hoping to witness one of the country’s most heartwarming migrations, but there are plenty of reasons to visit the park in the spring, summer, and fall.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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That posed a challenge for DBS, which serves clients across China, Southeast Asia, and India.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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When Cook began working for the law firm Bose, McKinney & Evans to represent developers who do business with the city in February 2021, Andrews, as DMD director, oversaw the city’s negotiations with Cook’s clients.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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The institution is now Southeast Asia’s most valuable company and winner of countless awards for good digital products and customer service, but when Tan joined DBS in 2010, the bank had a decidedly different reputation.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The breaches come as the air travel industry has been dealing with an onslaught of cyberattacks that have caused disruptions for customers and ground some of the world’s largest airports to a halt.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Most recently, she was appointed the newest royal patron of the Chartered College of Teaching, a position previously held by her late grandfather, Prince Philip.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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