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as in familial
of or relating to a household or family
the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores
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as in domesticated
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
domestic animals in a barnyard
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as in indigenous
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
the domestic bird population has been virtually wiped out by the brown tree snake
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as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
working as a team, the couple hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners
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Recent Examples of domestic
Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
In Australia, domestic and feral cats kill over 1 million birds, 1.67 million reptiles and nearly 3 million mammals every single day, according to a March 2022 study published in Diversity and Distributions.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Scott was a proficient banjo player by the age of 7 and began to experiment on a piano owned by a neighbor for whom his mother worked as a domestic.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The department also paused programs aimed at reducing school shootings, efforts to combat domestic terror and an Emmett Till cold case initiative in the Southeast.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
In Australia, domestic and feral cats kill over 1 million birds, 1.67 million reptiles and nearly 3 million mammals every single day, according to a March 2022 study published in Diversity and Distributions.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
His affection for and interest in canines does not end with domestics.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
Scott was a proficient banjo player by the age of 7 and began to experiment on a piano owned by a neighbor for whom his mother worked as a domestic.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic
Adjective
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As Laura becomes part of the household — alongside the woman’s husband and adult son — the four begin to form a fragile familial bond.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The race has been defined by Trump’s attacks on Canada, upending the decades-long familial relationship between the two countries amid an unprecedented surge of Canadian nationalism.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its experience with the Patriot has also convinced it of the necessity of investing in developing indigenous air defenses to deal with missile threats.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There's a major split between indigenous populations in the northern parts of North America (Athabaskan populations), and everyone south of that, including all of Central and South America, as well as the ancient Clovis, New Mexico, population.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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The document emphasizes the pope as a servant of Christ and bishop of Rome, rather than a worldly sovereign.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is no greater goal than to hear, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant’ from Jesus.—
Maureen Mackey,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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The meeting was tamer than some constituent meetings held by Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and the Senate.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Monthly cost increases, however, have been tamer and that should translate to milder annual price rises the first half of 2025 due to favorable comparisons with year-ago figures, Goldman Sachs said in a research note.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The evolutionary anthropologist Joseph Henrich has summoned the example of the aboriginal Tasmanians, who were cut off from mainland Australia about ten thousand years ago.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Before the colonization of Australia, many aboriginal people buried dingoes with rites indistinguishable from those used for humans.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2024
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“Domestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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