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Recent Examples of hostess
Racks are curated with styles ranging from modern denim jeans to a mint-condition 1940s hostess gown that Lucille Ball might have worn on I Love Lucy.
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Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Another transforms her into the enigmatic hostess of an imaginary cabaret, a nod to her Broadway performance in 2014.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Gloria Valdez has made a living as a hostess at a steakhouse at the D Casino in downtown Las Vegas for 15 years, surviving through the economic crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Not only that, but Bertha created a contingency plan, using her position as this summer’s most important Newport party hostess to soften the stigma against divorce, apparently single-handedly changing the social possibilities for women in untenable marriages.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Another transforms her into the enigmatic hostess of an imaginary cabaret, a nod to her Broadway performance in 2014.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Gloria Valdez has made a living as a hostess at a steakhouse at the D Casino in downtown Las Vegas for 15 years, surviving through the economic crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Not only that, but Bertha created a contingency plan, using her position as this summer’s most important Newport party hostess to soften the stigma against divorce, apparently single-handedly changing the social possibilities for women in untenable marriages.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostess
Noun
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Singer-songwriter Justine Word hosts.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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Then, at the end of the episode, Slightly pulls Arthur’s body into a ventilation shaft, in what could be a belated act of regret or an attempt to preserve a Xenomorph host body before any other aliens can eat it.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of Mark Consuelos' medical appointments turned into an impromptu celebrity meet-and-greet — all while the Live With Kelly & Mark cohost and All My Children actor was in his underwear.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Best friends know the good and bad about each other — which is why Brianna LaPaglia isn’t surprised when her BFFs cohost Josh Richards is running late to their interview with Rolling Stone.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hostess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostess. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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