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as in swarms
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 armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare
the small band of defenders was no match for the enemy's mighty host of thousands
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as in announcers
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 hosts
Franco says the chapel hosts between 600 to 700 weddings a year and almost everyday is like its own fashion show.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Middle Springs Farm in Paris hosts weekend events with corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and hayrides through October 26.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
The pair also joked about it when the former President showed up on the podcast Michelle Obama co-hosts with her brother, titled IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Restaurants, trattorias, and local cafés warmly welcome the fewer visitors, giving chefs and hosts ample time to engage personally with diners.
—Andrea Grisdale, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Enjoy a Free Movie Screening For film buffs and culture enthusiasts, the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theatre hosts free screenings of classic films, rare archival footage, and special presentations.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with DeMaurice Smith, the former executive director of the NFLPA, about the world’s richest sports league and its relationship with its players.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Property damage incidents on Airbnb are rare, and hosts are covered by 24/7 support and AirCover for Hosts damage protection in the unlikely event of an issue.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Kimmel then claimed talk show hosts from around the world also offered their support, including one instance in which a talk show host from Germany apparently offered him a job.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosts
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One drone developer cited the technology from a sci-fi novel called Ender’s Game, in which children are trained to unwittingly pilot swarms of drones in a space war.—
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In a Taiwan contingency, the drones could be used in swarms for saturation strikes or as decoys to reveal air defense sites.—
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Viewing this as a decisive victory, Louverture and his troops, among whom was eventually Christophe, joined forces with the French to defeat the armies of both England and Spain.—
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In this soft dystopia, our military forces will not be destroyed in a cataclysmic confrontation with the armies of Communism, as befell Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.—
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Bob Uecker is undoubtedly one of the greatest MLB play-by-play announcers of all-time.—
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As Stromberg says, once the referee’s office clears a match for play, one of the USTA’s two announcers calls the players to the practice desk.—
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Saturdays for the throngs, rain or shine.—
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But there is no apparent mechanism to prevent those Hamas members from joining the throngs of Palestinians evacuating south.—
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For some battalions, including Prickly’s, this represents a sea change.—
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That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18.—
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Some gather in dense flocks during migration and non-breeding season, feeding on tiny organisms that abound on tidal flats.—
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The sharp decline in egg prices is likely due to a decrease in bird flu cases in commercial and backyard flocks since the start of the year.—
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Tony Stubblebine took over Medium just as the hordes of AI invaders were wreaking havoc on the internet.—
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The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar.—
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's memorial service at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, has drawn big crowds and bigger names from the music industry, who have performed in the runup to the commencement of service and speeches.—
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The pair is not the only young stars drawing crowds at the Spanish film festival.—
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“Hosts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosts. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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