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as in visitor
a person who visits another
invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner
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as in client
a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business
the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them
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Recent Examples of guest
Which is a shame, because Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is one of the guests who appears on the show.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
The roster of guests stumping for Harris also included DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe and Oprah Winfrey, as well as Ricky Martin, Jazmine Sullivan, Andra Day, DJ D-Nice and the Roots, while twice impeached former President Trump made his final pitch in Pittsburgh.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Typical Meat Carnivals host around 250 guests — the worst thing about the evening?
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Ball out with this $2,000+ a night home for 19 guests in Keystone.
—Emma Way, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
The roster of guests stumping for Harris also included DJ Jazzy Jeff, Fat Joe and Oprah Winfrey, as well as Ricky Martin, Jazmine Sullivan, Andra Day, DJ D-Nice and the Roots, while twice impeached former President Trump made his final pitch in Pittsburgh.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Typical Meat Carnivals host around 250 guests — the worst thing about the evening?
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Ball out with this $2,000+ a night home for 19 guests in Keystone.
—Emma Way, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
Noun
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Keith McNally is sitting at a table in the back with his laptop, receiving visitors.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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Also located Downtown, The Mob Museum takes visitors on a wild ride through sordid acts of organized crime in town and worldwide.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Friends, guests, clients all have different habits.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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On summit day, Metcalfe left Camp II at 22,300 feet elevation alongside Gutu, but the latter soon outpaced Metcalfe and the other Imagine Nepal clients.Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Hardware revenues decreased by 12.3% to $22.7 million, attributed to the timing of customer hardware refresh cycles and onboarding of new customers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Goldy talks prices with me while curling a customer’s wig with an iron; the woman stares out the window, blissed out, at the rush of traffic below.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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While some patrons are sad to see longtime purveyors leave, the response has mostly been positive, Gallup said.Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seating will be added to the welcome center’s liquor and grocery/deli, offering patrons a spot to enjoy a sandwich with a marsh view.Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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