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
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
On the palate, notes of cinnamon-sugar, candy sweetness, wood char, more vanilla, some youthful zestiness and a touch of citrus.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Photos were provided to Fox News Digital by IU Indy Athletics, which showed the bus completely burnt and charred from the flames that engulfed it in the middle of the highway.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In the video, several narwhals can be seen speeding toward Arctic char — a relative of salmon — and striking them with their tusks.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
On the palate, notes of cinnamon-sugar, candy sweetness, wood char, more vanilla, some youthful zestiness and a touch of citrus.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
New York state prosecutors delivered an 11-count indictment against Mangione charing him with first-degree murder and murder as an act of terrorism among other crimes.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Photos were provided to Fox News Digital by IU Indy Athletics, which showed the bus completely burnt and charred from the flames that engulfed it in the middle of the highway.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Jana remembers those hours early on Jan. 8, her 49th birthday, when, from the Palisades to Eaton Canyon, tens of thousands of Angelenos were overrun by wind, flames and embers that scorched and raced like bullets.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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More patchy showers will fall Thursday, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to warn that the downpour could increase the chance of debris flow in the areas of the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles that were scorched in January.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Thus, the flaws are baked into the whole kit and kaboodle.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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These small tapas-like bites are often skewered with a toothpick and include everything from spider crab and seared foie gras to the classic Gilda (anchovy, olive, and pickled pepper).—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Lightly seared chicken breasts swim in a creamy mushroom sauce for a quick and easy dinner that's sure to impress.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That failure did not light a fire so much as keep the pilot light on.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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