Thesaurus results for HOSTS

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 Boston Red Sox took a 3-0 lead against their hosts, the Chicago White Sox, in the top of the third inning Wednesday night, and lost two of their hottest hitters in the process. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026 Creators include podcast hosts, influencers, and notable authors and celebrities like James Clear, Jenna Kitcher, Matthew McConaughey, and Simon Alexander Ong. — Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Here are the actors, hosts and programs up for an Emmy in the major categories. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 July 2026 And Mattel co-hosts the popular podcast The Bald and the Beautiful, with UTA still representing her for audio and podcasting and subsequent touring. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Fox said 30 million people watched the game, a 4-1 victory for Belgium on Monday in Seattle to move into the quarterfinals and eliminate the last of the tournament’s three co-hosts. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 It’s met by counter measures and/or peters itself out, mostly by being denied access to more human hosts. — Ivan Buendia Gayton, STAT, 7 July 2026 Still, a draw against hosts Argentina would be a welcome result. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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Noun

The systems will also strengthen defenses against large drone swarms.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of swarms

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For decades, law firms have depended upon armies of associates, paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support professionals, contract managers, compliance personnel, and administrative staff to perform this work.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
In it, Swift and Gomez played warring frenemies, leading respective armies of famous faces in an Avengers-level face off that was heavy on special effects and drama.

— Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026

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The announcers previously noted in the broadcast that cameras wouldn’t catch any shot of Chiefs players because of the Swift-Kelce nuptials.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
On top of that, ESPN announcers said the humidity changed the consistency of the buns.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of announcers

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Egyptian fans in the 300 level of the stadium were outnumbered but felt brave enough to taunt the throngs of Argentines behind them.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026

Definition of throngs

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The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
These religious sites and sacred areas throughout Ukraine have not been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Ukrainian volunteer battalions as staging grounds to fight against Russian forces.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of flocks

Noun

With plenty of nervous energy, hordes of United States fans packed into KC Live!

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
And now, Swift’s fans are set to descend on the city, accompanied by hordes of media who until recently had little to no concrete information about the hush-hush affair.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of hordes

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Fourth of July celebrations in Newport Beach, California, a coastal city in Orange County, led to over 400 arrests after large crowds became disorderly, according to police.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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