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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
But Grant won’t be doing it alone; producers have sent along Shark Tank guest shark Daniel Lubetzky and comedian Hannah Berner to help.
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Among the wins are two for Zendaya for best actress in a drama and one for Colman Domingo for best guest actor in a drama.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Clarity and forewarning will reduce anxiety among our guests and help eliminate concern over arbitrary enforcement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.
—Federico Fahsbender, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Among the wins are two for Zendaya for best actress in a drama and one for Colman Domingo for best guest actor in a drama.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
Clarity and forewarning will reduce anxiety among our guests and help eliminate concern over arbitrary enforcement.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guest
Noun
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More than 650,000 visitors came to Lake Elmo Park Reserve in 2023, and the playground and swim pond are popular attractions.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Prior to the hurricanes, visitors could sign up for a membership starting at $9.99 a month.—
Gabrielle Calise Tampa Bay Times (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Stone’s snackable style was by longtime stylist Petra Flannery, whose other client Zoe Saldaña took home best supporting actress for Emilia Perez at the BAFTAs on the same evening.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the Red Sox dispatched officials to California in mid-November for a sit-down with Bregman, the team’s focus had been on another Boras client, Juan Soto.—
Jen McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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LeBron James and Doja Cat get laughs, but the real fun, as intended, is in the supercuts of actual Taco Bell customers (many of them photographed, apparently, at the drive-thru) that flash on the screen.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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When people start leaving a monetary unit at the cash register for the next customer, the unit is too small to be useful.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The incident happened near the Scott chairlift, which takes patrons to the Scott Peak with an elevation of 8,289 feet.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Their behavior disturbed other patrons so much that two older couples opted to take their meals to-go rather than remain in the eatery.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Guest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guest. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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