mistress of ceremonies

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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. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.
    Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That logic was adopted by opportunistic influencers and shock jocks in the initial Trump years.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Rappers Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap, along with DJ Próvaí, have always put their leftist sympathies front and center on their music.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • After them, offensive guard DJ Campbell was selected in the sixth round.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Mistress of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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