HOSTESSES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

hostesses

noun

plural of hostess

as in hosts

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Noun

The dwelling’s main floor hosts a great room with two fireplaces, wall-to-wall pocket doors that open to the backyard, and a library nook.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Up next Santa Clara hosts Milwaukee on Wednesday, and Towson visits Utah on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of hosts

Noun

This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
The town of some 3,000 inhabitants declared three days of mourning with flags at half mast at the town hall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

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Following a community meeting attended by more than 200 Laramie County residents, Google and its partners are establishing a Community Council to address concerns about the effects of data center expansion on Cheyenne and surrounding communities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
That's three times Saline County's library levy and five times Craighead County's, which residents halved in 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of residents

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According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office, the helicopter went down as the occupants, who have only been identified as three adult males, were taking photos of boats near Bill Baggs State Park off Key Biscayne.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
That futon-like design works in conjunction with a stowaway table to support occupants in more ergonomic in-tent dining and laptop work.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

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