as in houses
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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Recent Examples of households
The inflation hammering households is primarily due to the weak yen that the Abe government orchestrated with negative interest rates and massive monetary easing, causing a surge in energy and food prices that pinches voters’ wallets.
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Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Instead Takaichi has promised cash handouts and tax rebates to help households.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
After all, nearly half of all households in the city — 102,850 of them — are renter-occupied and come with an average rent price of $1,849 as of August 2025, according to RentCafe.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
This is more than enough to power approximately 4,000 average US households.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Every brand that’s been in Black households for generations—Tide, Pampers, Olay, Crest, Gillette—Turner oversaw all of it.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
British Columbia launched its EPR in 2014 and provides recycling services to nearly all households in the province.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
According to the United Way, 54% of Miami-Dade households live paycheck to paycheck, a situation exacerbated by an influx of higher-earning residents that has driven up housing costs.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Families make up a growing share of the downtown population, with more than 7,000 people living in households of two or more people.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Instead Takaichi has promised cash handouts and tax rebates to help households.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
After all, nearly half of all households in the city — 102,850 of them — are renter-occupied and come with an average rent price of $1,849 as of August 2025, according to RentCafe.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
This is more than enough to power approximately 4,000 average US households.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Every brand that’s been in Black households for generations—Tide, Pampers, Olay, Crest, Gillette—Turner oversaw all of it.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
British Columbia launched its EPR in 2014 and provides recycling services to nearly all households in the province.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
According to the United Way, 54% of Miami-Dade households live paycheck to paycheck, a situation exacerbated by an influx of higher-earning residents that has driven up housing costs.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Families make up a growing share of the downtown population, with more than 7,000 people living in households of two or more people.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for households
Noun
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Already this season, nine houses have collapsed along the Outer Banks of North Carolina in rough surf and damaging waves as a pair of hurricanes, Humberto and Imelda, stirred up the ocean well offshore.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of the houses, into which refugees entered in my hometown, had been vacated by frightened Jewish citizens with foreign passports who could not envisage living in a non-apartheid country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The corridor is expected to see thousands of homes popping up in the next five years.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Designed by France's Baluchon, the Nouvelle Dans is built on a double-axle trailer measuring roughly 6 m (20 ft) in length, making it on the smaller side compared to many North American tiny homes, some of which, like the Tellico, can reach over double that length.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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