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as in swarm
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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as in announcer
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 host
El Moussa — who is now an HGTV host alongside her husband Tarek El Moussa on The Flipping El Moussas — welcomed son Tristan in early 2023.
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Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
But neither Obama nor Biden chose to bring a talk show host along on the raids and post a video.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Buy Now: $57 Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Kathy McCabe, the creator and host of Dream of Italy on PBS, has loved Europe since childhood.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025
But neither Obama nor Biden chose to bring a talk show host along on the raids and post a video.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Buy Now: $57 Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Kathy McCabe, the creator and host of Dream of Italy on PBS, has loved Europe since childhood.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
Noun
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Follow more of our reporting on City of Miami Crime Police swarm downtown Miami to investigate a death and injuries.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ellie and Dina are shown slow-dancing before running from a swarm of infected.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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Flanked by an army of rodeo clowns and seated on a massive pink horse, Roan (in custom Steve Madden cowboy boots and plenty of fringe) belted out her first single as the crowd (led by Janelle Monáe) sang along.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Although your empire will keep all of its settlements and Commanders – a new unit type that can be level up and used to move an entire stack of units easily – during an Age Transition, a part of your army gets deleted.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Save your money for the grand Masquerade Ball on Washington’s Birthday. 100 YEARS AGO: 1924 Every mail brings interesting letters to Eben R. Dennis, director of and announcer for the radio broadcasting station WFAN, operated by the Hutchinson Electric Service company.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Imagine starting your 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings to the day long sounds of blaring music, announcers, and now the tolling of the bells for every third down.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Backyard or hobbyist flock and hunter donations, including eggs, will no longer be accepted.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The patient was over 65 and became ill after contact with a combination of a backyard flock and wild birds, the Louisiana Department of Public Health said.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Prior to his civil service career, from 1966 to 1969, Dr. Arendt was a soldier in the U.S. Army and served as a battalion mail clerk, a 4.2mm mortarman in Alaska and a military policeman in Colorado at Fort Carson's maximum-security stockade.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Another battalion serviceman told CNN the North Koreans had shown good marksmanship when shooting down drones from about a 100-meter distance, suggesting a high level of training in North Korea.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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With Philly fans in town, that just might be literal: the Big Easy might have to count their Romeo catchers when big game crowds go home.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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Playing at Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass Lowell, the Boston Fleet drew a sellout crowd of 5,912 for their last home game before the break on Jan. 31, and have seen their average attendance rise by about 400 fans this season, to just over 4,000.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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Before the throng of elated orange jerseys surrounded him, Jack Bech spun the football down to the turf with his right hand, took a knee and prayed.—
Christopher Kamrani,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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But police — whose presence early in the demonstration was minimal — did not converge on the demonstrators, even as throngs made their way onto the freeway.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2025
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The commercial depicts a park ranger at an active volcano who is battling hordes of people who are confusing actual lava with the confection.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2025
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But the idea that hordes of undercover agents instigated the Capitol riot gained traction and fuelled right-wing hostilities toward the Bureau.—
Tess Owen,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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