as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
a busy executive who leaves most of the cooking and cleaning to the char
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Recent Examples of char
Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s partly because a layer of char tends to form early on the outside of the timber, insulating the interior from much of the fire’s heat.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
But with no water, what now? Fire charred two L.A. music utopias.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Grab the Wonder Oven in one of four contemporary colors: spice, steam, char, or blue salt.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
That’s partly because a layer of char tends to form early on the outside of the timber, insulating the interior from much of the fire’s heat.
—Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
Palisades Fire has charred 23,713 acres and the Eaton Fire 14,117, according to Cal Fire.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
But with no water, what now? Fire charred two L.A. music utopias.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
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From 2003 to 2017, Mr. Trump’s companies were approved for more than 1,000 H-2 visas for jobs like cooks, housekeepers and waiters at his properties, including Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla., Labor Department data show.Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills Jan. 9, 2025 By Thursday, neighborhoods still smoldered for miles up and down the Pacific Coast Highway, more than 5,000 homes and businesses scorched.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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This corruption exists at all levels, from the courts and local police — which help poachers and traffickers avoid prosecution — to the guides, maids, contractors, and other service workers who get paid for information.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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Here, Angela Brown, CEO of Savvy Cleaner, a company that trains house cleaners and maids, shares her no-fail cleaning tips for how to treat stains and keep wall-to-wall carpeting looking its best.Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
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The only difference is that the new Scribe comes with these features baked in.Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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But once again, that also seems like a standard thing that people who really like to bake might already have.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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The oak and sycamore trees, which would have taken decades, if not centuries to return if they had been killed by the fire, were still standing, some just lightly singed.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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One study shows that toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted when synthetic hair is singed or heated at temperatures of 250°C and above.Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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What was supposed to be his moment, his coronation as the quarterback who could finally get this program back to a national championship game for the first time since 1986, instead ended with an interception that will be seared in the minds of Penn State fans for years.Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Depending on the water temperature plus searing it afterwards, a typical sous vide can take hours.Andrew Watman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The dinner begins at sunset, and when night falls your table is lit by moonlight and twinkling lights.Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Residents lit the lot with car headlights and a fog of wildfire smoke settled thickly on the intersection.Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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