as in announcer
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity
acted as emcee for the evening's entertainment at the political convention
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Recent Examples of emcee
Ellis, 71, is the event planner and emcee for the annual Somewhere in Time Weekend held at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan, where the production was filmed.
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Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
After building a respected reputation in NYC’s culinary scene in the 2000s, Action’s prowess as an emcee fully surfaced in the early 2010s.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2026
During a typical year, a comedian emcee heads on stage after the meal to roast the president and the news media, then the president gets a turn afterward to toss some good-hearted jokes back toward the reporters who cover him critically.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jason George will return as emcee with board member Tanya Acker.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
After building a respected reputation in NYC’s culinary scene in the 2000s, Action’s prowess as an emcee fully surfaced in the early 2010s.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2026
During a typical year, a comedian emcee heads on stage after the meal to roast the president and the news media, then the president gets a turn afterward to toss some good-hearted jokes back toward the reporters who cover him critically.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Jason George will return as emcee with board member Tanya Acker.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emcee
Noun
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The broadcasting pioneer also served as the Houston Astros’ first Spanish-language announcer starting in 1962.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Center Deandre Ayton picked at his nails as Redick was no longer standing in front of the announcer’s table, but seated on the bench with his assistant coaches beside him.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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In this series, the Knicks host at MSG on Tuesday and Thursday night before traveling to play Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and next Monday in Cleveland.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Emcee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emcee. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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