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hosts

noun

plural of host

as in swarms

a great number of persons or creatures massed together a host of people assembled along the parade route to see the new president

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as in armies

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the small band of defenders was no match for the enemy's mighty host of thousands

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as in announcers

a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity our favorite morning TV show has a new host

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Recent Examples of hosts 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, 3 Nov. 2026 And Tapper would know that because the CNN anchor is a regular celebrity guest at Big Slick, the annual Children’s Mercy fundraiser that Rudd co-hosts. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 Osbourne told hosts Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026 Many observers expect hosts to pass the extra work on to guests. — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Devaney’s hosts entertainment with giveaways and halftime bingo during Phins games. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 On the 598th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest with the World Series. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Or targeted other relatives to be hosts, with the precedent of your sister-in-law’s apparently being excused entirely on those grounds. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Under this concept, armed forces aim to coordinate multiple VICTOR drones into autonomous swarms capable of dividing surveillance, reconnaissance, and transport missions in real time.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
On Friday evening, swarms of Dolly Parton lookalikes took over the East Village for The Frankie Shop and Unemployed’s fourth annual Halloween bash.

— Simone Cook, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

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That led to some tension between the broadcasters and FIFA, as Peacock carried the Spanish-language rights for a less expensive price than Fox One, which streamed the games with English announcers.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Johnson then discussed Ball’s answer wish his fellow announcers in ESPN’s studio.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Guests of the hotel have a special opportunity to visit the villa privately, away from the throngs of tourists that visit from near and far.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of throngs

Noun

Mazor said the military recognized the scale of settler violence and has sent additional battalions to the West Bank to contain it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

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Early mornings, flocks of road racers in matching jerseys treat the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit as a challenge and slower riders as underbrush.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
In remote ranching outposts across the treeless plateau of Chubut province, life revolves around tending flocks on steppes and shearing sheep in sheds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flocks

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Speaking to hordes of mostly young fans at his Masterclass and later at a press conference and multiple one-on-one interviews, the indefatigable filmmaker reflected on the current state of affairs in the world.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
The report describes aggressive tactics in which hordes of solicitors sit on the phones all day, calling people to get them to refinance.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hordes

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Back as usual are crowd-pleasing events like the competitive Burger Bash, Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions and the Grand Tasting Village, which draw big crowds and big appetites.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
After scaling the route’s opening gambit—the four-mile-long Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, with a two-mile, 174-foot elevation gain, the race’s highest climb—the infamous crowds that line the route started to materialize.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

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