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
William Harwood, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The bake itself lends to a chewy crust and a thin slice immune to a soggy bottom thanks to the char.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 3 Dec. 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
The Orion heat shield is designed to ablate, or char, during re-entry when the spacecraft enters Earth's atmosphere at more than 25,000 mph.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
The bake itself lends to a chewy crust and a thin slice immune to a soggy bottom thanks to the char.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 3 Dec. 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
Noun
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The adaptation will star Sweeney as Millie, a young woman on her last chance who becomes a housekeeper for the well-to-do couple Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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The housekeeper watched as the young couple began investing in houses around the area, renting them out and relying on the proceeds as their main source of income.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Evacuation orders associated with the Pala Fire were lifted after firefighters to stop the forward progress of the blaze, while the Riverview Fire scorched only one acre of land before firefighters contained it.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Roughly 40,500 acres, much of which is made up of the acres scorched in the Palisades Fire (23,713) and the Eaton Fire (14,021), according to Cal Fire.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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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 only difference is that the new Scribe comes with these features baked in.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
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
Verb
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But its portrait of the American class system is searing and timely.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2025
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Let thaw completely, and pat the chicken dry before searing.—
Craig Ruff,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Nothing lights her fire more than an emotionally intelligent man.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The climate crisis is pouring gasoline on these blazes, but the Mafia may be lighting the spark, according to new research.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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