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noun

Definition of housekeepingnext
as in approach

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housekeeping

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verb

present participle of housekeep
as in housecleaning

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Recent Examples of housekeeping
Noun
More excellent housekeeping from Nottingham Forest. — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Your in-suite minibar is stocked twice daily and your suite has thrice daily housekeeping. — Johanna Read, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 According to Page Six, the pop star met Soliz in 2022 after he was hired to do housekeeping/maintenance work at her California property. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025 For the first charter, Lara puts Brianna on housekeeping, the lowest rung in the interior hierarchy. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeping
  1. approach
  2. procedure
  3. method
  4. strategy
  5. style
  6. technique
  7. routine
  8. tack
Noun
  • This outward approach is also now the defining feature of seven other Benetti craft—ranging from 131 to 236 feet—including its new B.Now series.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This approach to the ingredient, notably the extraction of ginseng saponin in the 1970s, laid the foundation for what would become Sulwhasoo’s hallmark — combining natural, effective ingredients with modern science.
    — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of approach
Noun
  • Arakawa had brought the kelpie mix named Zinna home from a veterinary hospital on Feb. 9 after a procedure, Mendoza said.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Biodynamics is also proactive and adopts a similar mindset of working with the land, however, it is based on a specific set of ideas, and a fairly rigid procedure that has not been updated in 100 years.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • But whatever the method, the goal was always to delight and one-up each other.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Traditional methods of strategic planning and forecasting have proven insufficient in navigating this volatility.
    — Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of method
Noun
  • In many ways, the account-for-it-later strategy is a bet on the still booming NFL.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Such cross subsidies have long been a part of higher education's financial strategy, under which students in classes or fields that cost less to teach generally subsidize their counterparts in courses or disciplines that cost more.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • His editing style, with its big budgets and nonconfrontational leadership, feels akin to hosting.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Irish Whiskey: Irish whiskey as a category gets more interesting and diffuse by the day, but this particular cocktail is best with the classic style, which is to say, light, mild, and easy.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of style
Noun
  • Additional troopers responded and attempted to use a box-in technique to prevent her from leaving the scene.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Vettori also did a good job mixing up his techniques and targets, landing 38 leg strikes, eight body strikes, and 60 head strikes.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of technique
Noun
  • The routine is as important to UCLA’s daily schedule as stretching and on-court practice.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • By pairing environmental responsibility with simplified household routines, Arm & Hammer places itself strategically ahead of market trends, delivering a product that balances practicality and eco-responsibility.
    — WWD, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of routine
Noun
  • Accusing Haney of being part of a setup was a new tack for Garcia.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • President Donald Trump spent this week changing tack on trade tariffs, citing fentanyl as his motivational push to punish China, Canada and Mexico, before turning back on some of those threats.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of tack

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