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
Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2025
Grilling corn gives it a notably smoky, sweet char, but broiling works nicely, too.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
What hadn’t been charred was damaged beyond repair by the flooding.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This feature is due to the way char forms on the wood’s surface without damaging the interior, according to the WoodWorks Product Council.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2025
Grilling corn gives it a notably smoky, sweet char, but broiling works nicely, too.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Return to oven rack and bake until glazed and lightly charred in spots, about 6 minutes more.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
What hadn’t been charred was damaged beyond repair by the flooding.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In one case, a hospital employee worked her way up from housekeeper to registrar to quality analyst.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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My throat was scorched, my tongue was swollen — and the acid would not stop coming.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lucia Balordi as Nastasia, Ellen’s ladies’ maid who has become a close friend and confidant.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Burnett was content to mine references from her own Depression-era youth; her famous maid character, the Charwoman, who became something of a show mascot, harked back to Chaplin’s Little Tramp, wearing a rumpled outfit and performing silent reveries.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And while other passive homes from the ’80s and ’90s were often flooded with light, reducing their efficiency, or involved complicated manual shading and cooling features, here the dome’s overhang blocks direct light, so the interiors are bright but don’t bake in the sun.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
30 Sep. 2025
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Transfer skillet to oven; bake until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 140°F, about 10 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Compared to other affordable hair dryers, this one stands out for its heat settings that won’t singe hair — the temps stays at comfortable-yet-effective levels to dry and set curls.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the episode, the mystery of each unexplained incident occurred, including falling off a table while singing karaoke, getting his jacket singed by Barney for repeatedly calling Robin and meeting Trudy (Danica McKellar) while drunk in the women’s restroom.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Diners enjoyed autumn chicory salad and seared filet mignon in the soft glow of the lights illuminating the temple’s Aeolian sandstone walls and snapped wrist shots against the backdrop of the reflecting pool, meant to evoke the West Bank of the Nile.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Golden seared chops pair beautifully with tart red apples and a touch of mustard for brightness.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That whole environment re-lit something in me.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The record was created with Shellback and Max Martin in between shows on the career-spanning Eras Tour, which lit a fire in the singer-songwriter that blazes across each of its 12 tracks.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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