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Recent Examples of mistress of ceremonies
Mindy Grossman, partner and vice chair of Consello and a previous honoree, served as mistress of ceremonies.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
But bafflingly, just as cohost Alfonso Ribeiro was turning the mic over to his co-mistress of ceremonies, Julianne Hough, the onscreen board under the judges showed a seven and an eight.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
But bafflingly, just as cohost Alfonso Ribeiro was turning the mic over to his co-mistress of ceremonies, Julianne Hough, the onscreen board under the judges showed a seven and an eight.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress of ceremonies
Noun
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Albanese, a keen disc jockey who performs at charity events under the stage name DJ Albo, joked about Takaichi’s renowned interest in heavy metal music.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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That logic was adopted by opportunistic influencers and shock jocks in the initial Trump years.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rappers Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap, along with DJ Próvaí, have always put their leftist sympathies front and center on their music.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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After them, offensive guard DJ Campbell was selected in the sixth round.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Mistress of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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