mistress of ceremonies

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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. 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
  • Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist.
    Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
  • And like Limbaugh, who built himself from a radio shock jock to a media titan by feeding listeners’ grievances, Fuentes tells his audience a story that encourages them to channel their anxieties and frustrations into disdain and hate for women and non-white people.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Attendees will experience aura readings by Synergy Life, a patchwork installation from Yoonie Kim, a digital try-on mirror experience by DressX, desserts from the viral Dotcakes and music from DJ L3Ni.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • To cap off the evening, and put a twist on the genre, Two Friends delivered a cross-genre DJ set, with BRELAND, Tyler Braden, Dustin Lynch and Jake Banfield appearing as guests.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 9 June 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 Jun. 2026.

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