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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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According to the caption, the former talk show host was outside of the Sisa Sara’s Shonuff Oysters restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over in England, Paul McCartney brings his Get Back tour to Manchester while in the Big Apple, Chris Rock hosts Saturday Night Live.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In the somewhat more intriguing game, the Minnesota Vikings host the NFC North rival Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium (8 p.m. ET on ABC).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This past summer, she was named the new Love Island USA host and will continue to do so in the upcoming season.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Over in England, Paul McCartney brings his Get Back tour to Manchester while in the Big Apple, Chris Rock hosts Saturday Night Live.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In the somewhat more intriguing game, the Minnesota Vikings host the NFC North rival Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium (8 p.m. ET on ABC).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
This past summer, she was named the new Love Island USA host and will continue to do so in the upcoming season.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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In a test held in the Gulf of Mexico in 2017, several Warthogs fired at a swarm of invading armed boats, while in September 2023 two Warthogs conducted a combat air patrol in the Gulf of Oman.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But this week, the company unveiled an attack drone with a 50-mile range, capable of hunting in swarms and destroying armored vehicles.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The rapid advance of opposition forces left little resistance from the Syrian army, which disintegrated as the rebels moved into Damascus.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Animated versions of on-air ESPN announcers including Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will also be providing in-game commentary.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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And before the public address announcer even had time to announce Rossi’s goal, Spurgeon tied the game on a bit of a lucky break.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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For centuries various scientists have been trying to figure out how flocks of birds and schools of fish are able to move in perfect unison. . . .Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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Last week, the virus was found in a flock of ducks at a pet fair in Hawaii, the one state that hadn’t previously found a case — probably transmitted by wild birds, which continue to spread the illness far and wide.Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Trap has a Hitchcockian setup, in which a serial killer (the wonderfully nervy Josh Hartnett) brings his daughter to a pop concert and then must escape a battalion of police who are after him, without giving away his secret.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Part of a guarantor force—such as air defense and combat air patrols or a spearhead battalion to serve in a training role—could even be deployed while the war is still underway.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ashley’s original, which has made musical history books for its pioneering use of the then-new element of feedback, seems to have a had a more carnival/cabaret feel, including crowd noise.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
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Poor Al Wehda’s average crowd, if that is the right word, is 656.Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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December and January see throngs of orcas and humpbacks arriving and penguin chicks hatching.Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
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In a dramatic scene, South Korean lawmakers worked their way through throngs of protesters and military vehicles to gather in the National Assembly building during the middle of the night, where members of the body who were present unanimously voted to end martial rule.Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Cities mean closer quarters, dark alleys, and forked paths where one wrong turn means meeting a horde of Voteless to liberate.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Areas affected by recent hurricanes also need to bring in hordes of outside workers as communities begin to rebuild.Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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