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
Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The beef and chicken are tender, well-seasoned, and have a smoky char from the grill.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
The walls were charred black from the fire’s smoke.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Under the bill, however, insurers would be required to cover testing for lead, asbestos and other contaminants that have been found in soot, char and ash inside homes after a wildfire.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The beef and chicken are tender, well-seasoned, and have a smoky char from the grill.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
As of Monday morning, the 24 fire near Fort Carson had charred 7,385 acres in Fremont and El Paso counties with no containment, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
The walls were charred black from the fire’s smoke.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for char
Noun
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Poe Mamhe Thar plays the housekeeper.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fifty Four Seasons housekeepers, chefs, and other staff, who otherwise would have been unemployed, occupied a separate part of the hotel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Last Tuesday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays’ Andres Gimenez scorched a 106 mph line drive back to the mound and off Feltner’s right hip.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Higher heat encourages better skin texture, but balance is key to keep the potato from scorching before the interior softens through.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jol just wants to be an artist on the continent with his soul mate, the former lady’s maid.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 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 tangy, spicy sauce highlights the sweetness in corn that’s been seared in bacon fat.—
Deputy Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The chuck roast is seasoned and seared before marinating in the slow cooker on low for 8 to 10 hours with beef stock, seasonings, and most importantly, pepperoncini.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Yearning to light some tech on fire is a relatable feeling these days, as generative artificial intelligence promises to supplant nearly every form of non-physical labor, social media wreaks havoc on the mental health of young people, and massive data centers loom as environmental blights.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Balat then allegedly lit that device and ran with it before dropping it.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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