1
as in familial
of or relating to a household or family
they spent the weekend at home, attending to household chores
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2
as in usual
often observed or encountered
the dish became a household word because of the sudden popularity of the cuisine
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Recent Examples of household
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Based on the latest Census data, median US household income in 2023 was $80,610.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi-household gatherings on private premises to two families.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022
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Noun
Membership renewal rates remained exceptional, at 92.7% in the U.S. and Canada, and 90.2% globally, with total household memberships rising by 6.6%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Based on the latest Census data, median US household income in 2023 was $80,610.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Adjective
To address this, Netflix is testing ways for subscribers in certain countries such as Peru and Chile to pay $2 to $3 more to add non-household members to their plans.
—Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi-household gatherings on private premises to two families.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for household
Noun
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Two other roommates survived, including one who described to police seeing a man in black clothes walk past her in the house.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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The first floor houses two active businesses: Fidel’s Cigar Shop and the Latin American restaurant Brix.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The Bear has always been a show about the way restaurants lead to a confusing intermixture of familial intimacy and workplace hierarchy.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Disagreements over who gets to keep the family photos can wreak just as much havoc on familial relationships as those over money.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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This is an excellent day for business and commercial ventures, because your objectives and goals are clearer to you than usual.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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Lawmakers’ home addresses have already been removed from the Minnesota Legislature’s website, and the Capitol saw a larger security presence than usual this week.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2025
Noun
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More broadly, instability forces people from their homes in search of something better despite the severe risk that migration involves.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Most migrate from homes within driving distance of the seashore.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Beyond these ubiquitous technologies, the quieter rise of connected devices unfolded.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Though the United States' EV adoption process may be sluggish compared to other countries, electric vehicles have become ubiquitous in some of the largest cities in America like Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, with much of the region considered high risk for Lyme disease.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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The bodysuit may be the most common item of clothing to wear under a see-through dress.—
Bianca Lambert,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The skills that prepare a child to read begin developing in utero, as a baby listens to the familiar voices around them and begins to develop connections between sounds and the meanings of words in their home language.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Pritzker and Emanuel are nationally familiar names.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Cross-promotional deals and product tie-ins have become commonplace in the past two decades, and gotten mainstream recognition for movies like Barbie and Wicked.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Over the past few decades, such affective polarization in the U.S. has become commonplace.—
James L. Gibson,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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“Household.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/household. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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