stay-at-home
adjective
: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country
especially
: remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work
stay-at-home
noun
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By the end of the month, the European Union had barred nonessential travel from outside the bloc, cruise ships were under a no-sail order in U.S. waters and state governors had issued stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Danial Adkison, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
As soon as the pandemic stay-at-home order was lifted, their first in-person outing was at MOD Pizza in Tacoma Mall in Washington.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Lincoln plays John, repressed and raging at his stay-at-home life who moves his family to rural idyll Coldwater.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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Danial Adkison, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
As soon as the pandemic stay-at-home order was lifted, their first in-person outing was at MOD Pizza in Tacoma Mall in Washington.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Lincoln plays John, repressed and raging at his stay-at-home life who moves his family to rural idyll Coldwater.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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