household 1 of 2

as in house
those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

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adjective

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Recent Examples of household
Noun
The household implements my female elders exchanged as gifts at Christmastime soon filled the novelty shelves of kitchenware aisles in department stores. Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025 These include everything from household chores to personal business. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 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 See all Example Sentences for household 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for household
Noun
  • The cozy Elkins house holds the Arkansas Midwives School and Services, a nonprofit organization and the state's first midwifery school.
    The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Today, the 4,000-square-foot house comprises five total bedrooms and four bathrooms across its five floors.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The conclusion of the original trilogy has many loose ends to tie up, not the least of which is the preceding chapter’s familial twist.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Some of the players had a slight leg-up, given that they were born and raised in bigger or more recognisable football environments, but played for another country due to a familial connection.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And of course Taylor Swift was there as usual to cheer on her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
    Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Automakers typically design models for seven-year life cycles, at a usual cost of about $1 billion.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Families a generation removed from enslavement owned their homes and read a local Black newspaper.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Feb. 2025
  • In New York and other cities across the nation, educators are grappling with fear among students and parents that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will show up at schools – or their homes – as the Trump administration vows to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over.
    Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
  • About 40% of kids age 8-12 use social media, while usage by teens age 13-18 is nearly ubiquitous.
    Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • To start with their similarities, both dryness and dehydration share a ton of symptoms in common, including tightness, itchiness, and flaking.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Consider Pet Safety Most cactuses are non-toxic to pets, but succulents are a mixed bag, and some common succulents aren’t safe for pets.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Work is underway to bridge funding gaps by pulling together pots of money in a way that will be all too familiar to indie filmmakers.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
  • For now, utilities are likely planning to use some fossil fuels to meet short-term demand, because these facilities are more familiar and much quicker to integrate into the grid than renewable sources, Larsen told me.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And the crew was flying an older-model aircraft that lacked certain safety technologies in its cockpit that are commonplace in those of commercial airplanes in the United States.
    Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Because of this, what would normally be alarming at any other airport in the country has become commonplace at DCA.
    Megan Christie, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Household.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/household. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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