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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
Wednesday’s massive display of force offered Xi a stage to show his guests that China not only has the ambition – but also the military power – to back up his vision.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, as the face of the company that guests meet when visiting, Alessio makes hospitality personal.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Acho, McCoy plan to mix thigs up with athletes, celebrity guests and fans, and everyone on set can respond instantly to remarks sent to them by viewers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed also appears in Season 5 in a guest-starring role.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Now, as the face of the company that guests meet when visiting, Alessio makes hospitality personal.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Acho, McCoy plan to mix thigs up with athletes, celebrity guests and fans, and everyone on set can respond instantly to remarks sent to them by viewers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Ted Lasso‘s Nick Mohammed also appears in Season 5 in a guest-starring role.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
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In August, Massachusetts officials warned residents and visitors to Buzzards Bay, a community on the south end of Cape Cod, after a person there was infected with Vibrio vulnificus.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Astronomers made the rare and extraordinary discovery of an interstellar object in our own solar system on July 1, 2025, sparking a scramble to study the mysterious visitor.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some clients come in with a host of color ideas and preferences, but Mitchell was open to suggestions, Broekman said.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a Tuesday morning note to clients, strategists at UBS said gold's prospects looked positive.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Its rivals, meanwhile, are circling its customers, and one is preparing for the possibility the budget travel icon shuts down altogether.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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In fact, over the last five years, China has become Russia’s biggest customer for crude oil, buying nearly half of the oil that Russia exports.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Baoding counts multi-generational regulars as patrons.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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