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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
The five-day adventure will kick off in the lavish Orient Express lounge at Roma Ostiense station, with guests enjoying aperitivo, light bites, and live music, before boarding the train for an evening departure.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Others focused on the park-wide outage itself, with some guests sharing frustrations about long waits and ride shutdowns throughout the day.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Dominic West and Hugh Bonneville guest star, and the recurring cast includes Medalion Rahimi, Tessa Ferrer, Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi and Raza Jaffrey.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 May 2026
He’s also been seen guest starring on shows like Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, Bull, Quantico, FBI and many others, and is repped by Alec Shane at Writers House LLC.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 May 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
Others focused on the park-wide outage itself, with some guests sharing frustrations about long waits and ride shutdowns throughout the day.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Dominic West and Hugh Bonneville guest star, and the recurring cast includes Medalion Rahimi, Tessa Ferrer, Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi and Raza Jaffrey.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 May 2026
He’s also been seen guest starring on shows like Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, Bull, Quantico, FBI and many others, and is repped by Alec Shane at Writers House LLC.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
Noun
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Cars are banned, so visitors get around on foot or by golf cart; however, the island is arguably best explored by boat.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Walking across shiny, immaculately clean floors into the still room, a tour leads visitors to a room with the immense structures the Bakers use to make their special brand of whiskey.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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In the lead-up to the suspension, IRAP had more than two hundred and fifty clients in Jordan.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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These additions will give the team more bandwidth and space to serve the needs of local clients.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Having overseen the game tent for many years, Cornelius knew just the thing to say in order to goad the customers into buying tickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Moving forward, the company plans to focus heavily on operational excellence and reinvesting in its global operations, customer partnerships and signature brand innovations.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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But no matter the prodding, Terminus never wanted the patrons to feel cheated, so the games, while tricky, were winnable, and the prizes reasonable and fair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Its appointment-only showrooms in NoHo and Midtown are each equipped with full bars, so that patrons can deliberate over their ideal garment while nursing a cocktail on tap.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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