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Recent Examples of mistress of ceremonies
But bafflingly, just as cohost Alfonso Ribeiro was turning the mic over to his co-mistress of ceremonies, Julianne Hough, the onscreen board under the judges showed a seven and an eight.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The programming will be managed by the mistress of ceremonies, actress and author Melissa Gilbert, and there will also be a special performance by Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer finalist Jasmine Rice LaBeija.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress of ceremonies
Noun
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When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As recalled in a 1987 Chicago Reader article, DuMont made his first appearance on radio in the summer of 1964 while studying at Columbia College Chicago as a fill-in weekend disc jockey at WEEF in Highland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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During Glaser's interview with Stern, the shock jock praised her for mocking CBS News despite the Golden Globes airing on CBS.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Howard Stern, then a rising shock jock on terrestrial radio, went all in, calling for Goetz to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those are big shoes to fill, but Mero has stepped into them with his customary smoothness, quickly injecting a millennial POV into the airwaves alongside co-hosts Shani Kulture, Miabelle, Kazeem Famuyide, and DJ Kast One.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chuquimamani-Condori, the stalwart underground producer who makes up one half of Los Thuthanaka, has released a new suite of DJ E edits, taking on songs by the Bolivian singer, songwriter, and producer Luzmila Carpio.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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