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

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hosted

Another series, RummiKlub LA, launched in early 2025 and has hosted three events in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Maivia took some teammates with him to Hawaii, where he hosted a mental health event for kids in his home state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee for a time hosted weddings in a chapel called the House of MatROOmony.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the basement of the house that hosted the talks, agents for the CIA and KGB exchange schoolyard insults and fight about a restroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The next night, Mark Anthony hosted a dinner party in Cleopatra’s honor, intending to impress the queen with an elegant and beautifully appointed feast.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby