as in housewife
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stay-at-home
Noun
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Is Barlow trading being a housewife for Ben Affleck movie promo?—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025 -
What was the reason behind the shift, and which new housewife has stood out to you?—
Giana Levy,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s certainly what the Holland trailer feels like, putting Nicole Kidman at the center of a paranoid satire about a seemingly picture-perfect Michigan homemaker whose husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is up to … something.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kidman sees her life as a perfect teacher and homemaker in Holland, Michigan, unravel in the official trailer for Holland, which dropped on Tuesday.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many are the children of immigrants who work or worked as nannies, caregivers to the elderly, housekeepers and gardeners.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Her relationships with her father, godmother and confidante, Lizzie, who is a housekeeper for the Murray family, are wonderfully well-written.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
18 July 2024
Noun
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As the story begins, James goes missing, and his wife, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), begs John to help find him—by impersonating him.—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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And on that basis, The Baldwins on TLC, which peers into the life of Alec, his second wife, Hilaria Baldwin, and their seven children, is undeniably addictive and sometimes perversely successful — but, for a whole host of reasons, hateful all the same.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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My husband, on the other hand, is a fan of so many things, but few of them hold his loyalty in such a vice grip.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stay-at-home. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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