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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The fire scorched three acres and is threatening structures, according to officials. Zones 1894-A,1975-B and 1895 are under mandatory evacuation, according to the city.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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To escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Keleti, who was born in Budapest, hid out in Hungary by taking on a fake identity while working as a maid.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Pour the filling into the warm tart shell and bake on baking sheet on the middle rack until set, about 25 minutes.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Some people picked up baking bread or running during isolation, but Tess decided to pick up a ball python.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 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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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 1 Feb. 2025.
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