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 Conference agreements are often nonbinding, and past hosts have been criticized for failing to follow through on promises. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026 Popular iHeartRadio hosts and other social media personalities have been promoting them online as well. — Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 Previous hosts, including Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, are major oil producers. — Khalil Hamra, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Portnoy offered the co-hosts a deal that included $500,000 annual salaries, a larger cut of merchandise revenue and full ownership of the podcast’s IP after one more year at Barstool. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026 As of Tuesday morning, Prime Video hosts six of Brand's works, Fubo hosts three, The Roku Channel hosts six, Netflix hosts four, Max hosts four, Peacock hosts three, Disney+ hosts two, and Hulu hosts one. — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 South Carolina State hosts North Carolina Central with both teams unbeaten in conference play. — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Here are tips and ideas for both hosts and guests to create a Friendsgiving that’ll be the best Thanksgiving ever. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 After all, the best hosts know a good night's sleep is part of the hospitality. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosts
  1. swarms
  2. armies
  3. announcers
  4. throngs
  5. battalions
  6. flocks
  7. hordes
  8. crowds
Noun
  • Few anticipated how quickly Russia would be able to scale up the new drones’ deployment; by summer 2026, they were being launched in overwhelming swarms.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of swarms
Noun
  • The system’s compatibility with both platforms allows armies to use the same ammunition across different mobile artillery systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The appetite for video seems insatiable, and if news organizations won’t lean in, armies of content creators will be happy to scoop up the audiences.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of armies
Noun
  • The Marlins moved on from four announcers last month (Kyle Sielaff, Jeff Nelson, Rod Allen and Craig Minervini), but Saco was retained and was scheduled to share TV sideline reporting duties with Jeremy Tache.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • But acting like the announcers are the problem, not the refs, is gaslighting.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of announcers
Noun
  • 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
  • But once in Korea, the friends would be assigned to different battalions and see each other only occasionally in rear areas, Foley says.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of battalions
Noun
  • Part of the fun of seeking out sandhill cranes is seeing and hearing their big, noisy flocks.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • The Beatles clearly had in mind old newsreel footage of the Führer and the Duce greeting their hordes.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hordes
Noun
  • 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
Definition of crowds

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“Hosts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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