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
Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
For those who prefer American classics, the grill turns out Delmonicos and New York strips with a char that steak aficionados crave.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
During my inaugural visit, the kitchen’s Santa Maria grill served as a fiery altar, charring a litany of premium meats over an open flame.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Rotate peppers with tongs and char on all sides.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
For those who prefer American classics, the grill turns out Delmonicos and New York strips with a char that steak aficionados crave.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
All this tree’s limbs had been removed and its trunk looked charred from top to bottom.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
During my inaugural visit, the kitchen’s Santa Maria grill served as a fiery altar, charring a litany of premium meats over an open flame.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Krupa said it’s presumed that Celia Grayson ultimately made it to freedom in Canada, but Eliza stuck around in Chicago to work as a housekeeper.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fennell also cut the novel’s frame story, in which the events of the story are told by the housekeeper Nelly (played in the movie by Hong Chau) to an outside observer years after all the sorrowful drama that befouled Heathcliff and Cathy.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Saturated in the heatwave colors of Australia’s scorching Red Center, with its searing blue skies and bright orange sands, Wolfram makes the grim, lawless backwater of Wake in Fright seem positively cosmopolitan by comparison.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Unfazed as the first shooter of the event — and the first player introduced to the masses — Knueppel scorched the nets to the tune of 27 points.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Providing additional comic and vocal support were Craig Colclough as the scheming Don Basilio, Tasha Hoduao Koontz as Bartolo’s disapproving maid Berta and Joseph Calzada as Fiorello.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Feel free to add a few cracks of black pepper to the tops and bake for 5 to 7 minutes per side (flipping halfway through).—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Another turnover singed the Kings just 58 seconds later when Alex Laferriere couldn’t handle Clarke’s pass in the corner of the defensive zone.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Breath automatic singed in a tight grin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The visual is seared into his soul.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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Start this asparagus in your air fryer before preparing and searing your fish filet and the two will be done at the same time.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves and was named the game’s most valuable player, gave all the credit to Wembanyama for lighting the competitive juices of his fellow All-Stars.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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With the lights turned off, many in the crowd of 93,103 held up lighters and lit matches in tribute.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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