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 -
As the sort of spouse who cooks and cleans like a 1950s housewife, Nancy knows their home inside out.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her father Carlos was an OBGYN and her mother was a homemaker.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The story begins over 100 years ago, in 1923, with homemaker and farmer Cecile Steele of Ocean View, Delaware.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Predator star shares three other children — Katherine, Christina and Christopher — with his ex-wife, and one son, Joseph Baena, with his former housekeeper, Mildred Baena.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Mata’s parents worked as a gardener and a housekeeper.—
Daisy Verduzco Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
5 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
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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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The sellers were legendary New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House fame and his longtime wife Sharon, who had only picked up the place two years earlier, in 2020, for $4.3 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Budde and her husband Jim had known Prichard for years.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Reid, who lives in Washington with her husband and dog, was laid off last month from her program specialist job at the National Institutes of Health.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
16 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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