hosts

noun

plural of host
1
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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2
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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3
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 Checking out of your next Airbnb might be less of a hassle now that the company is banning hosts from including time-consuming chores in their house rules. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 At the heart of these experiences is the resort’s Master Pathfinder and team of Pathfinders, who act essentially as adventure concierges, gracious hosts, and expert guides. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Airbnb said hosts can now choose from seven standard house rules and add their own reasonable requests. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 Many hosts ask for the same thing just to get the party started. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 On the 596th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including an unexpected hiccup in the Milwaukee Brewers‘ run to their first World Series. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The exception appears to be Edge running on Windows 10, which at the time this article went live was still connecting to 12 vulnerable hosts. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 In two Top-10 matchups in the final week of the regular season, Loyola hosts Mount Carmel — and Hersey travels to Prospect. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosts
  1. swarms
  2. armies
  3. announcers
  4. throngs
  5. battalions
  6. flocks
  7. hordes
  8. crowds
Noun
  • As swarms of Trump supporters waited in long security lines ahead of the speech, a chorus of top Kansas Republicans rallied the crowd.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • If Fairford is any indication, one year later, the United States is still no more capable than Russia of protecting its bases against drone swarms.
    — Christian Caryl, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • The conflict has taken a severe toll on both armies, although neither side reports up-to-date numbers of those killed, injured or missing.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • By 1862, the Confederates’ largest city had already returned to United States control, and America’s armies already held footholds in every single Confederate state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • 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
Definition of announcers
Noun
  • Leo's visit to Paris came as a birthday present for Jean-Claude Farnabe, who turned 63 on Saturday and spent the morning securing a spot amid the throngs of people.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The cows made their way to the altar — with the handlers helping to guide them with hay — through throngs of people and a few mascots sitting in seats and lined up on the streets, who stopped by just to see the unique occasion.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 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
Definition of battalions
Noun
  • Better vaccines can keep outbreaks from destroying herds and flocks, protect food production, and reduce opportunities for pathogens to spread to people.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Large outbreaks force farms to cull their flocks to prevent the spread of the disease, diminishing the domestic supply of chickens and raising prices.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • 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
  • Paris ransacked, looted, and set ablaze by hordes of rioters.
    — Ollivier Pourriol, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Jessica Martinez was welcomed home by cheering crowds as the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in San Diego earlier this month after a long wartime deployment to the Middle East.
    — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As China undergoes a prolonged market reset, luxury players are closing unproductive stores, exploring untapped regional markets and unlocking differentiated crowds with pop-up formats.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of crowds

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“Hosts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosts. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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