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
Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
First, the hot dog must be slightly charred.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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Noun
At The Happy Crane, Parry gives the char siu treatment to rich Iberico pork jowl, steams and grinds his own rice for the crab rice roll, and tosses Monterey abalone and Jimmy Nardello peppers into a smoking wok with XO sauce.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Verb
Flip and roast for another 20 minutes, until the skins are charred and blistered.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 8 June 2026
First, the hot dog must be slightly charred.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Her housekeeper, who is Ethiopian, sustained less-severe injuries in the attack, Khalil's relatives said.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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The 1980s domestic comedy helped put fairly progressive content — for its time — into prime time, as it was centered around a single dad and former pro baseball player (Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive (Light).—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Signs of heat stress include prematurely dropped fruit, wilting, drooping branches, and scorched leaves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
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Wildfires caused by dry spells scorch thousands of acres of dry brush, and sinkholes collapse the ground into empty underground caverns once filled with water.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Noun
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On the other side of the dining room, a swinging door leads to a kitchen with glass-front cabinets and a door to a maid’s room with another bathroom.—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
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Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Five digital heat settings make temperature adjustment simple, and the ceramic plates are gentle enough to use on any hair type without singeing.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
18 June 2026
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An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are two Jessica Alba movies seared into my brain.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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Nearby, a former Korean Air vessel’s nose cone had been removed clean, as if seared off with a hot knife.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Each light also features four bright LEDs that stay lit throughout the night—up to 15 hours.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
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Rinderknecht’s attorney has sought to undercut the government’s case, saying nobody saw his client light a fire.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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