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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
Who Hosted the Critics Choice Awards? Comedian and television host Chelsea Handler returned as emcee for the third consecutive year.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
And as host for the second year in a row, Handler was ready to celebrate all of them.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His girlfriend’s cute nineteen-second video received more than 64 million views and was covered by a whole host of major media outlets, including The View.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
The ceremony, which was twice delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, took place Friday evening in Santa Monica, with comedian Chelsea Handler serving as host.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
And as host for the second year in a row, Handler was ready to celebrate all of them.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
His girlfriend’s cute nineteen-second video received more than 64 million views and was covered by a whole host of major media outlets, including The View.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
The ceremony, which was twice delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, took place Friday evening in Santa Monica, with comedian Chelsea Handler serving as host.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for host
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The swarm is the most significant since the sleeping giant last erupted in 2014.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In addition to large-scale data theft, economic disruption, and intelligence breaches, quantum computers could be used for malicious purposes such as simulating and synthesizing chemical weapons or optimizing the flight trajectories of a swarm of drones.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Zelensky says Ukraine's army will need to double in size if denied NATO membership Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Ukraine's army would have to double in size if denied membership to NATO.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Also, some draft-age men have moved abroad, while desertions have undermined the army.—
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13 Feb. 2025
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Fox Sports helped facilitate at least three different Big Game efforts this year, including allowing the use of announcers Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt for a battery commercial from Berkshire Hathaway’s Duracell.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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There will be some focus on Buck, but the advice of his late father, Jack, the legendary baseball and football announcer, still echoes in his head.—
Andrew Marchand,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Faces Investigation In Italy, Paper Reports When infections are confirmed, the USDA enforces strict quarantine measures and mandates culling of affected flocks to prevent further spread, offering financial compensation to farmers.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The decimation of flocks in response to the disease is blamed for record egg prices and shortages.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The battalion chief all Metro Fire personnel have been sent an information bulletin notifying them of the sheriff’s policy change.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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Citygate also provided a comprehensive staffing recommendation and phasing plan which laid out the addition of 25 full-time positions including 14 firefighters, six captains, three battalion chiefs, an administrative support staff and a fire inspector.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Next stop for this crowd is the Century for the Puttana of the Century party, with cult deity Joey Arias hosting ($35); dress bordello.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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But Trump’s potential move — described to a crowd that included Musk; Eric Schmidt, formerly of Google; and Michael Klein, the deal-maker mogul — raises questions about the president’s economic priorities.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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All manners of gifts are passed up to them from the throng of people in front of their podiums.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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The video included voiceover of Payne alongside clips of him on stage and waving to throngs of excited fans.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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This isn't surprising, as the PCMark test doesn't effectively utilize the hordes of CPU cores available in the ThinkStation across its two Xeons.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Feb. 2025
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Madigan departed the courthouse just before noon Wednesday, holding hands with two of his daughters and walking out into the falling snow toward his nearby attorneys’ offices, followed by a horde of news cameras.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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