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
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
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
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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Some families even bring their housekeepers, presumably to clean up all of the empty soy sauce packets.—
Brendan Cosgrove,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 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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Skip the fuss with a sheet cake that is perfect to bake and take.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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Add in a little extra time for a deadline; bake in some extra budget.—
Paula Davis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both of these drying mistakes can singe the fibers, making your once fluffy towels stiff and uncomfortable.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The conflict that ensues is startling in the intensity of its violence, as bodies brawl and break in the mud, flaming torches are taken to the face, and red-hot blades are seared into flesh.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The defender was talking to CNN Sports about a moment that’s seared into the minds of almost every soccer fan – and a memory that sends the calendar flipping back exactly 16 years to June 11, 2010.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Plus, tribal council is dark — there aren’t big lights, it’s only lit by fire.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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After more talk of intimate moments that occurred during the shoot, and a few anecdotes about nipples, Shaver then redirected the conversation, lighting things up in her characteristic way.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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“Char.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/char. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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