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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
Biden, Blinken 'sitting on their hands' as antisemitism rages
Mark Levin, host of 'Life, Liberty & Levin,' reacts to International Criminal Court reportedly considering charges against Israeli leaders.
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Beth Bailey, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
While Anderson Cooper has been the show’s mainstay host since 2002, the special truly found its current identity when Andy Cohen joined in 2017, replacing previous co-host Kathy Griffin.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
The former Tonight Show host, 74, appeared on the Dec. 22 episode of Bill Maher's Club Random podcast to discuss comedy, performing live and the early days of their careers as stand-up performers.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Having scored a major touchdown on that host pick, Gardner put forth Patrick Mahomes, LeBron James, Catherine O'Hara, and Nicolas Cage as future dream hosts.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Beth Bailey, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
While Anderson Cooper has been the show’s mainstay host since 2002, the special truly found its current identity when Andy Cohen joined in 2017, replacing previous co-host Kathy Griffin.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
The former Tonight Show host, 74, appeared on the Dec. 22 episode of Bill Maher's Club Random podcast to discuss comedy, performing live and the early days of their careers as stand-up performers.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Having scored a major touchdown on that host pick, Gardner put forth Patrick Mahomes, LeBron James, Catherine O'Hara, and Nicolas Cage as future dream hosts.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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The game tells the story of a future Earth long after catastrophe—in the form of an autonomous robotic swarm—has ruined the planet.Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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The soldiers under Brigadier General Francis Marion rode this unflappable horse through swampland to defeat the British army, marking a turn in the war effort.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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This week, Syria's new leadership took steps to dissolve the different rebel factions and unite them under the new Syrian army.Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sitting nervously in his green room as the announcer teases his set, Wallen stares anxiously at a woman sitting silently across the way before getting his call.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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In perhaps the second-most viral game of the 2024 college football season behind the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Snoop Dogg served as host of this year’s Arizona Bowl, with the rapper taking over all aspects of the matchup, from sponsor to bandleader to play-by-play announcer.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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While an investigation into the source of the infection is ongoing, it has been determined that the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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An additional 36 were added in 2021, and a final 13 completed the flock in fall 2022, bringing the total to 100 and raising $750,000 for public art, education, and cultural programs.Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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The new historical drama, streaming now on Netflix, follows the true story of an all-Black and all-female battalion during World War II.Hannah Malach, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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One person who was injured was a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection battalion chief on duty, according to the AP.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Still, some experts warned of the terrorism risks presented by self-driving cars, including the possibility of a hack that could override the navigation system and send the car into a crowd.Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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According to a statement from the FBI, a man driving a Ford pickup truck drove into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street at around 3:15 a.m. local time.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The city’s mayor and top police official stood among a throng of heavily armed officers last Thursday when Mangione was flown to a Manhattan heliport and slowly escorted up a pier after being extradited from Pennsylvania.Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Warren himself was too overcome to talk to a throng of reporters who awaited his release.CBS News, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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With Barcelona booming these days, locals’ displeasure over hordes of visitors clomping around town has made lots of news.John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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There are now hordes of straight women on every continent who have become fans of mine—I’ve been shown the chat rooms and the TikTok comments by my team.Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Host.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/host. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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