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
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Cover and grill until bell peppers are tender and charred underneath and filling is cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of filling should register at least 165°), about 20 minutes.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Noun
The finish is long and smooth, with lingering notes of caramel, cinnamon, and oak char.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The facility had an oily baffle filter above the char grill.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Verb
Brush the cut sides with olive oil and grill, cut-side down, over direct heat until charred, about 1 minute.
—Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Cover and grill until bell peppers are tender and charred underneath and filling is cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of filling should register at least 165°), about 20 minutes.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Carmen Lauber, the Richins' housekeeper, is questioned by investigators.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Verb
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That office would completely burn down during the Witch Creek Fire in 2007 when wildfire scorched and devastated 62% of the park.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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That fire continued for over two months until November 2020, scorching nearly 23,000 acres and killing one beloved firefighter who was battling the blaze.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Born in San Antonio to a mother who was a maid to his aristocratic father, who refused to claim him.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Among them was Viola Davis, who earned her second Oscar nomination for portraying Aibileen Clark, a maid working for a white family in the 1960s.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Verb
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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
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Anyone who lives in the Valley knows that spring is just a cruel tease anyway, a little taste of paradise before eyebrow-singeing heat is upon us.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The man at the bar recounting that epic race that more than a half-century later remains seared in the memory of those who witnessed it, a legend passed down from brother to brother, father to son, generation to generation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Martin Lee Anderson is another person seared in her memory.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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This type of signage became so ubiquitous and so grotesquely huge across the city as businesses advertised and competed for visual attention that they were forcefully phased out by the government in the 2010s and replaced by Korean letters tastefully cut out to be lit from within instead.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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