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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
Tony is also a co-host of the bi-weekly podcast Prideful Connections.
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Tony Ferraiolo, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Wall Street will be happy to wrap up March — for a host of reasons.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
What to Know Prompted by CNN's State of the Union host , Lankford said that the 's inspector general should be able to investigate the Signal incident and ask two questions.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Saturday Night Live returns on April 5 with Jack Black as host and Elton John and Brandi Carlile as the musical guests.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Tony Ferraiolo, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
Wall Street will be happy to wrap up March — for a host of reasons.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
What to Know Prompted by CNN's State of the Union host , Lankford said that the 's inspector general should be able to investigate the Signal incident and ask two questions.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Saturday Night Live returns on April 5 with Jack Black as host and Elton John and Brandi Carlile as the musical guests.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
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Especially in the spring, when young dancers at the peak of their health, promise, and physical strength swarm rehearsal studios for Broadway Bares.—
Mark Harris,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Once a new location has been identified, the swarm will move on to settle into their permanent colony.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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The spread Then, the virus takes over, multiplying inside the cells and building up an army for an attack.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The company showed off new features that highlight more connectivity, higher computer horsepower and an army of games coming to a system that’s launching June 5, 2025.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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In Amelia’s first year as the PA announcer at the Oakland Coliseum, her sister and mother came to the park to celebrate the full-circle journey.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The announcer noted that Kon, known as Konnie among his family, had recently become engaged.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Millions of tourists from all over flock to the nation's capital each spring to catch a glimpse of the treasured cherry blossom trees.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The cost of eggs is driving people to buy their own backyard flocks.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Yet what this film really nails is the battalion camaraderie that goes beyond spending hours, days, weeks with the same folks and flips into something else entirely once shots are fired.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dudayev also asked Solovyov to clarify whether his criticism was directed at Chechen representatives or the Akhmat battalion.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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There’s so many examples of all different kinds of beauty in every single one of our crowds.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Overtown project was fully leased before opening and is drawing crowds of shoppers in an area long short of both housing and places to shop.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last night, a throng many tens of thousands deeper saw Armstrong and his main band fulfill their destiny as the holders of rock’s eternal flame.—
Jeff Miller,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this February, at CPAC’s annual gathering, Elon Musk walked onstage to a cheering throng of young admirers and was presented with a chainsaw by Argentine president Javier Milei for his efforts with DOGE.—
Jeffrey Blehar,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
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The game tasks players with caring for an artificially intelligent horde of digital critters whose influence on Cameron becomes all too powerful ahead of the episode's twist ending.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Angry over the tagless intruders' prior antics in pillaging their resources, a horde of players descend upon the USS Callister crew, who flee while digital Nanette makes her way to the engine in the hopes of finding a solve.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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