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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
Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 22 May 2025
News of the restraining order comes roughly nine months after Jackson was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery for allegedly pushing Burgin during an altercation at Universal Studios.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
His affection for and interest in canines does not end with domestics.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Antoine Massey, 32 Charges: Motor vehicle theft and domestic abuse battery involving strangulation.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 22 May 2025
News of the restraining order comes roughly nine months after Jackson was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery for allegedly pushing Burgin during an altercation at Universal Studios.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Noun
For 20 years, the domestics have been protected by import tariffs.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
His affection for and interest in canines does not end with domestics.
—Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic
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Throughout Big Mouth, Jessi is often used as a vehicle to navigate heavier topics like familial divorce, finding your sexuality and mental health.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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To make Chicago work, the Bears needed to offer far more skin in the game, which meant loosening familial ownership and picking a different site.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Collaborating with local indigenous communities to find and document animals such as the woolly rat is crucial to help strengthen biodiversity and conservation efforts, and what is needed to protect them from outside threats.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 May 2025
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However, the true targets were often indigenous leaders, anti-mining advocates, environmental restoration campaigners, and community organizers.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
16 May 2025
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Although the servant admits that Hamm has been like a father to him, their relationship is also highly dysfunctional.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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There would be no roads or currency and the project would be staffed by robot servants and flying cars.—
James Montague,
New York Times,
18 May 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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Inflation was also fairly tame in the month leading up to the new tariffs.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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While the concept of a unisex scent is relatively tame in 2025, the fragrance still holds up.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
2 May 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 Jun. 2025.
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