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emcee

[em-see] / ˈɛmˈsi /




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At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.

From Salon May 27, 2026

When the boss wants you to emcee the World Series championship rally, you do.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Comedian Trevor Noah is slated to emcee, and singer Chappell Roan is expected to perform for deep-pocketed advertisers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Ariana DeBose served as emcee from 2022 to 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

In the middle of our choreography, we split into two groups to make a path for our emcee to walk down and grace the audience with her beauty.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

But the organization chooses its emcees with intent.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2025

Dance workshops, DJs, graffiti, and emcees will take over various spaces and the main stage will feature some of the best dancers in the world.

From BBC May 3, 2024

“As a kid growing up in Texas, it seemed like there was nothing bigger than Willie Nelson,” said Owen Wilson, one of the evening’s emcees along with Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2023

Banks joined “Dancing With the Stars” in 2020 as a host, following former longtime emcees Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2023

Poehler has won a previous Golden Globes as a lead actress on “Parks and Recreation,” and emceed the show three times with her buddy Tina Fey.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 12, 2026

Cicely Tyson, one of Whitten’s best friends, shaved her head and emceed the opening fashion show, held beneath a tent in the back parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2025

Kimmel, who is among the top talk show personalities in the US, emceed the Oscars four times and has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2025

The ceremony opened with remarks by Times Executive Editor Terry Tang and was emceed by Times columnist LZ Granderson.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2025

When McEntire takes the stage at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, it will be a record 17th time she’s emceed the show.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2026

The comedian received positive reviews for emceeing the just-wrapped 97th Academy Awards, which saw a slight boost in viewership.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2025

When Kimmel hosts the 96th Oscars on Sunday, he’ll be emceeing the telecast for the fourth time.

From Seattle Times Mar. 4, 2024

Hot off the success of her first album, the 18-year-old told a newspaper that her emceeing career had a shelf life.

From Washington Post May 3, 2022

The kid who was emceeing the rally announced the next speaker, a girl named Ishani who had survived a rain bomb in India last year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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