hostesses

Definition of hostessesnext
plural of hostess
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Noun
  • The talk of the talk show hosts' gathering included the state of late-night television, amorous encounters with guests and one high-profile hate-watcher.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Mark Wahlberg recently launched the 4AM Club Challenge on YouTube, late-night hosts such as Trevor Noah and Ziwe are premiering new titles on the platform, and Phil Rosenthal is moving his Somebody Feed Phil series there from Netflix.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Other guest cohosts set to fill in for Griffin over the months ahead include comedian Whitney Cummings, former View cohost Abby Huntsman, and controversial View alum Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who publicly slammed the program and Behar at the top of 2025.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Mischie’s comedy takes place in a remote, mountainous village in Romania where every one of the inhabitants has applied for government benefits, claiming disabilities of various kinds.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • If an ostrich egg reveals rainy conditions, that means an individual human settlement likely also felt that precipitation—and maybe the inhabitants changed their behavior accordingly.
    Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • District residents have been blanketed with anti-Bores mailers and texts.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • That program has been moving thousands of residents into hotels and motels, a fourth of whom are in permanent housing.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Police are looking to speak with occupants of a black Nissan registered in Topeka.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • Other occupants identified, prior deportations noted A passenger was detained on an immigration hold, while a third occupant fled and has not been located.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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“Hostesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostesses. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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