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Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Noun
daily [British], flunky (also flunkey), lackey, menial, retainer, servant, slavey, steward
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Noun
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The company hopes to attract both foreign and domestic investors. the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on choresNoun
She got in a domestic with her husband. working as a team, the man and his wife hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners
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Propane production in the U.S., particularly in Texas, has surged while domestic demand has been relatively flat and export terminals are overwhelmed. — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, "Fire Up the Grill: Propane Prices Have Tumbled," 9 July 2019 After the initial investigation into the domestic dispute, police said a patrol officer noticed the suspect’s car in the motel’s parking lot and obtained search and arrest warrants. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore County police identify man killed in shootout with officers who shot his girlfriend," 8 July 2019 The pair took out restraining orders against each other that same month following a domestic dispute at the New Jersey home. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "RHONJ's Danielle Staub's Ex Re-Lists NJ Home Where She Has Been Living for $2.2 Million," 25 June 2019 Michelle Pruitt said officers were dispatched to the neighborhood on a report of a domestic dispute. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al.com, "Shots fired in the air near police during domestic disturbance in east Birmingham," 24 June 2019 The intention might not be to go out and commit a crime but having a weapon during a conflict — perhaps a domestic dispute or a road rage incident — could make someone more inclined to use it, Halladay said. — The Courier-Journal, "You no longer need a permit for concealed carry. What that means for gun-loving Kentucky," 24 June 2019 Questions were also asked about their decision to record a domestic dispute and then leak it to a newspaper, and a comparison was made to the behavior of Stasi informants. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "Will Boris Johnson’s “Late-Night Altercation” Sink His Bid to Become Prime Minister?," 23 June 2019 Trump's defense chief pick quit after scrutiny around a domestic dispute. — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, "OnPolitics: The campaign that never ended," 20 June 2019 Though the industry has blamed government regulations like the Clean Power Plan for making it noncompetitive, domestic demand for coal has fallen even without the Obama-era rule ever taking effect. — Anna M. Phillips, latimes.com, "Trump moves to gut Obama climate policy and bolster the coal industry," 19 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Most black Southerners were initially barred from receiving Social Security, for example, because farmworkers and domestics were not included. — Eric Schickler, Vox, "Debunking the myth that “identity politics” is bad for the Democratic Party," 21 Apr. 2018 The various domestics seasons will then begin their 2018/19 campaign in mid to late August. — SI.com, "Fixtures Announced: Man Utd, Real Madrid & Barcelona Among Giants Heading to USA for Huge 2018 ICC," 18 Apr. 2018 Local newspaper reporters would travel with the team, dine with the team and sometimes have one too many cold domestics with the team. — Amos Barshad, New York Times, "What Happens When Athletes Do the Sportswriting?," 21 Feb. 2018 Non-violent domestics, Rushton Road: Officers responded to a home at 11:30 p.m. Jan. 14 after a man reported his daughter, 18, had threatened him. — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Officers break up sibling fight in Taco Bell parking lot: South Euclid Police Blotter," 24 Jan. 2018 Most came from working-class black women, mainly domestics, who made up nearly 70% of the bus ridership. — Kirsten West Savali, The Root, "Rosa Parks, Recy Taylor and Gertrude Perkins Are Mothers of the #MeToo Movement," 8 Jan. 2018 Exotic woods like jatoba and tigerwood join the domestics of holly, walnut, birch and ash in details of the interior. — Anne Raup, Anchorage Daily News, "Rocket Man: Bill Guernsey and his Atomic Camper," 28 Sep. 2016 My grandparents were all domestics, and there's no shame in that. — Essence.com, "Natural Born Leader: Odyssey Media CEO Linda Spradley Dunn Is Making Sure Women Of Color Call The Shots," 30 Oct. 2017 But the flexibility of domestic as well as foreign customers is making gas production in the area more attractive to investors. — Lynn Cook, WSJ, "An Old Fracking Hot Spot Makes a Comeback," 17 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'domestic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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