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Christine Schaub is an author, gardening expert, and hostess based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Clemantis
Botanical Name: Clematis spp.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Presently, swapping her reticence for a politely commanding air, Victor unfolded herself from the tiny stool and approached the hostess stand.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
In general, bring hostess gifts anytime your hostess is providing food or drinks—brunches, lunches, dinners, cocktail parties, and so on.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
Great as a hostess or housewarming gift, the soap works even better when taking the form of a self-care purchase that will soothe your skin with shea butter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Presently, swapping her reticence for a politely commanding air, Victor unfolded herself from the tiny stool and approached the hostess stand.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
In general, bring hostess gifts anytime your hostess is providing food or drinks—brunches, lunches, dinners, cocktail parties, and so on.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
Great as a hostess or housewarming gift, the soap works even better when taking the form of a self-care purchase that will soothe your skin with shea butter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostess
Noun
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Working anaerobically brings on a whole host of benefits, including boosted cardiorespiratory fitness, endurance, and energy levels, as SELF previously reported.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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With a host of complications, including anti-blackness and colorism in the Latino community — which often leaves Black immigrants out of conversations around protests and solidarity — the future is bleak.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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The main draw, though, was the other cohost—a schlubby crypto tycoon named Sam Bankman-Fried, who was heading to the apex of his fame.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Coach’s chief executive officer, Todd Kahn, served as cohost for the event.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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“Hostess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostess. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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