mistress of ceremonies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistress of ceremonies
Noun
  • Jed Gould was an influential Los Angeles disc jockey, known as Jed the Fish, who used his off-kilter sensibility and deep musical knowledge to shine a light on artists like the Cure at the groundbreaking New Wave and alternative rock station KROQ-FM in the 1980s and ’90s.
    Zachary Small, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey, was killed, friends told The Star after talking with family.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Among them are shock jock Sid Rosenberg, who was a Trump surrogate during last year’s campaign, and Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, the founding editor and publisher of Yated Ne’eman, a leading haredi Orthodox publication.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
  • The talk-show host’s workspace is very public, with an assistant’s desk next to his and two more staffers peering in from the other side of a large wall of glass, much like his producers did in his early days as a shock jock.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of going directly to the U.S. Open, Michael Zheng of Columbia University in New York City and DJ Bennett of Auburn University, Al., won automatic qualification into a four-person playoff.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The Yankees got on the board first when DJ LeMahieu launched a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Mistress of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!