hosted

VERB

entertain, accommodate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

introduce present receive

STRONG

treat

WEAK

do the honors pick up the check spread oneself throw a party wine and dine

Example Sentences

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Reportedly built in 2019 to welcome Xi for his first-ever state visit to Pyongyang that year, the guest house has hosted foreign leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It will be the third World Cup the venue has hosted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

All seven matches will be hosted at BC Place stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

FIFA’s men’s soccer tournament, hosted by the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A month before the 2004 election I had appeared on the CBS News Sunday morning show Face the Nation, hosted by veteran correspondent Bob Schieffer.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman