mistress of ceremonies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress of ceremonies
Noun
  • Attendees could swim, enjoy free treats including pizza slices, popsicles, and drinks, visit the community table midway for more complimentary items, dance to disc jockey music, pet animals in the petting zoo, try the touch a truck opportunity, and watch a drone demonstration.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • During that period, Haley decided to take the advice of a disc jockey at WPWA radio, who suggested that Haley play off the similarity between his name and that of 17th century British astronomer Edmund Halley, who determined that a particular comet follows a 76-year orbit.
    Kenneth Best, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
  • Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Detroit also lost two fumbles last week and gave up 34 points to the Chargers' QB duo of Trey Lance and DJ Uiagalelei.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Boys Noize, an EDM DJ/producer, was announced as the opening act for all dates on the Nine Inch Nails 2025 tour.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Mistress of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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