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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 Co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro then made their entrance to introduce the Season 35 couples and the night's Viral Hits theme. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 The org additionally hosts Get in Rhythm, an annual patient conference for information and support. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The day after OutKick reported the news, one of the show’s hosts claimed a source told them ESPN executive Burke Magnus leaked the information to OutKick to spite Clark. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Our interaction with Airbnb hosts was what set the tone of each destination. — Sara Sturek, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026 The goats ate their way through verdant grasses, woody shrubs, and invasive weeds such as Italian thistle and foxtail barley, entertaining their hosts all the while. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 The ranch hosts events, field trips and school visits, welcomes volunteers and has its own nonprofit called the Second Chance Ranch Foundation to support its mission and give back to the community. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 King will participate in a live taping of the Welcome to the Party podcast, joining soccer-star hosts Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 There will be back-to-back hosts in east Asia, as Beijing next year follows Tokyo in 2025. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosts
  1. swarms
  2. armies
  3. announcers
  4. throngs
  5. battalions
  6. flocks
  7. hordes
  8. crowds
Noun
  • One operator controls swarms The company’s Strike Deck ground control software is designed to coordinate dozens of aircraft from a single operator.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This comes as the war in Ukraine has already seen widespread deployment of such uncrewed surface vessels in combat, along with swarms of flying attack drones and ground robots.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • The majority went to coaches’ and athletic directors’ ever-escalating salaries, lavish facilities and small armies of support staffers, nutritionists — even barbers.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, police forces across the country have transformed from lightly armed constabularies to small-scale armies.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • For context, consider that only four announcers in MLB history (led by Vin Scully’s 67 years with the Dodgers dating back to their Brooklyn days) have broadcast for the same team for at least 50 seasons.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Araujo is one of three Latino PA announcers in the majors, alongside Marysol Castro, who works for the New York Mets, and Frank Fernandez of the Miami Marlins.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcers
Noun
  • With her high heels, bright smile, and entourage of millennial assistants and executives, Terekh stands out in her factory, where throngs of middle-aged men lug drone parts, wield power tools and chain-smoke cigarettes.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 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
  • 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
  • In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of battalions
Noun
  • Antibiotics, synthetic pesticides and GMOs are prohibited in organic flocks, Steele adds.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There are flocks of geese and ducks, soaring hawks, chipmunks, deer, numerous varieties of insects, and many, many more.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • Outside of Hotel Chelsea, hordes of fans greeted this season’s cast, who have made the long-running series a cult favorite.
    — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But none have had the kind of folksy humor and candor that can draw hordes of investors each year, like those attending Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • Eventbrite identifies those formats as part of a broader shift in how people go out, keeping music, crowds and the feeling of a night out while moving the activity away from drinking.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • However, that’s changing, as travelers continue to visit in milder months with fewer crowds.
    — Chris Dong, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of crowds

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“Hosts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosts. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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