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
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Rich notes of barrel char, leather, tobacco, and vanilla custard lead on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
The nose opens with aromas of rye toast, caramel, cinnamon, clove, charred oak, and a hint of baked pear.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Noun
The finish is long and sweet, with a lingering cigar box, dark chocolate, and char notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Rich notes of barrel char, leather, tobacco, and vanilla custard lead on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
Put the steaks on the grill and cook, without moving, until nicely charred,about 4 minutes.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
The nose opens with aromas of rye toast, caramel, cinnamon, clove, charred oak, and a hint of baked pear.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Kathy Bates plays Dolores, a hardscrabble Maine housekeeper who hasn't seen her estranged daughter, Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), in 15 years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The male housekeeper then stands beside the elevator bank, through which Ventura exited before and appears to be talking to someone there.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
Verb
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The ceramic plates are also infused with volcanic rock and minerals to help seal the cuticle without stripping moisture, leaving hair sleek, not scorched.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
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The three wildfires have combined to scorch more than 30,000 acres of land in St. Louis County, destroying more than 150 structures, including houses and cabins, in their wake.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2025
Noun
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His clothing choices can sometimes be as provocative as his opinions: On a recent trip to Japan, Mr. Piker wore a tight French maid’s outfit, a pair of fuzzy cat ears and a demure string of pearls while streaming from one of the country’s maid cafes.—
Jack Crosbie,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The official tasting notes describe fig, spice, and vanilla on the nose, followed by baking spice, cherry, and mint on the palate.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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Google is taking a big step toward making your smart home feel, well, smart, by baking in Gemini AI into the Home APIs that developers use to build their own apps and devices.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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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To this day one of the great race-melodramas, Micheaux’s silent-era masterwork still shocks with its formal audacity and searing political clarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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George Orwell himself has gone in and out of favor over the revisionist years, but the British author’s searing insights into empire and power and totalitarianism have never lost relevance.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The team tailors lighting and imaging techniques to each piece, ensuring the best possible results without compromising the object’s integrity.—
Courtney Lane,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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