host
noun
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere.
hosting
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present participleof host.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Macron is due to announce "additional decisions" after hosting the meeting of his defence council, on top of the limited curfews already announced, his office said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Since the campus encampments, Columbia has been hosting “listening tables,” including one Mnookin participated in this Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Instead, he pointed out that it resulted from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea having to step in at short notice after France pulled out of hosting the tournament for financial reasons.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Further long-term geodetic and modeling studies will provide a more thorough understanding and allow for effective hazard monitoring and mitigation at Masaya and other lava-lake hosting basaltic volcanoes," Johnson said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
They renamed their club “We Who Will Die Together” and went back to hosting magnificent banquets every night, vowing to enjoy themselves to the end.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
