hostesses

Definition of hostessesnext
plural of hostess

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Noun
  • The first four hosts were Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed and Jack Whitehall.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Minnesota hosts Anaheim in the Wild’s regular season finale on Tuesday.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 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
  • Over time, much of the plastic has gained living inhabitants, according to a 2023 study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In 1904, when Elizabeth was born, there were probably about 200 Jews in a town with somewhere around 6,000 inhabitants.
    Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The warning means residents should avoid burning due to strong winds and low humidity levels.
    Joseph Dames, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • On the other hand, abandoning public spaces — such as parks — to lawless tent encampments isn’t fair to residents, either.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Starting around 2015, scores of accidents involving tractor-trailers and passenger cars were reported in the area each year, often resulting in damage to the cars and medical care for occupants who reported injuries.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The 68-year-old man, identified as Jeffrey Dean Bauman, of Kerkhoven, Minnesota, had exited his vehicle to check on the occupants of a vehicle involved in a crash when he was hit by a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, the crash report says.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Hostesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostesses. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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