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as in visitor
a person who visits another
invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner
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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them
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Recent Examples of guest
Season six of the series is scheduled to premiere later this year; a specific date and guest lineup have yet to be announced.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The scars from unrest can run deep, for protesters, residents and even authorities, writes guest columnist Jerel Ezell.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
On Wednesday, a very Americano opening night of the Grant Park Music Festival, led by guest conductor Andrew Litton, took that wide angle.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Three upgrades are available, and guests can arrive early or linger after their omakase to enjoy beer, wine, or sake (plus desserts) on the patio or front lawn.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The scars from unrest can run deep, for protesters, residents and even authorities, writes guest columnist Jerel Ezell.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
On Wednesday, a very Americano opening night of the Grant Park Music Festival, led by guest conductor Andrew Litton, took that wide angle.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Three upgrades are available, and guests can arrive early or linger after their omakase to enjoy beer, wine, or sake (plus desserts) on the patio or front lawn.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
Noun
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This approach enhances your chances of converting visitors into customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The latest Trump order targeting visitors from 12 countries includes exemptions for certain athletes, including those traveling to the United States for major sporting events, and Wasserman was not worried about visa issues affecting the Games.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Noun
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His clients included Apple TV+, TikTok and Korean video game maker Smilegate Holdings.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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But when a message arrives one day from prospective client Sarah (Lily James), a scientist from a biotech company armed with claims of an unlawful coverup regarding toxic chemicals, Ash becomes ensnared in a game of cat and mouse with a corporate intimidator played by Sam Worthington.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In underbanked markets—particularly those plagued by high rates of online fraud—newer fintechs must work hard to win the trust of customers who might be skeptical about using digital services.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The plan is to offer enhanced services to those customers, including free shipping and returns, and fast delivery.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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The resentment that artists feel about the act of laundering their patron’s cultural cache has been around at least as long as the Greeks were dealing with Alcibiades, but Mac brings a pleasurably vicious mania to this particular play-as-tirade.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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Over the course of her career, Gentileschi, the daughter of the Mannerist painter Orazio Gentileschi, was commissioned by top artistic patrons — the Medici family in Italy as well as monarchs Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England — before being lost to history following her death in 1653.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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