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Recent Examples of mistress of ceremonies
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.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress of ceremonies
Noun
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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
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As recalled in a 1987 Chicago Reader article, DuMont made his first appearance on radio in the summer of 1964 while studying at Columbia College Chicago as a fill-in weekend disc jockey at WEEF in Highland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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From offending an entire city so badly that local stations boycotted their music to dropping so many expletives on live radio that even shock jock Howard Stern clutched his pearls, Green Day has been nothing if not consistent in its nearly two decades as a band.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Bills have a host of capable receiving options like Shakir, tight end Dalton Kincaid and now wide receiver DJ Moore, who was acquired for a second round pick, but the team still has a need at the position.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sundown HiFi, a venture lead by Kansas City mucisian and DJ Casio McCombs, was a project years in the making, according to him.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
Updated March 31,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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