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
This risk is hazardous for households with children, elderly residents, and pets with low traction (especially larger dogs).
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Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Affluent households continue to spend freely on travel, entertainment, and premium goods, keeping service-sector inflation stubborn.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remained available to help cover grocery costs for low-income households.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Community fridges are a mutual aid solution that make food – often donated items from local residents’ own households, food pantries or grocery stores – available to the public at no cost.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1960, 90% of American households had a TV set, compared to 9% in 1950.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Overall, Vanden Houten expects top-income households to spend about 20% of their tax savings while the remaining Americans spend 25%-40% of the incremental boost to refunds.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Roughly 1 million households in Florida benefit from food stamps.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Affluent households continue to spend freely on travel, entertainment, and premium goods, keeping service-sector inflation stubborn.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remained available to help cover grocery costs for low-income households.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Community fridges are a mutual aid solution that make food – often donated items from local residents’ own households, food pantries or grocery stores – available to the public at no cost.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Price spikes in everyday goods can foreshadow broader slowdowns, as households pull back spending on non-essentials and retailers adjust inventories.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1960, 90% of American households had a TV set, compared to 9% in 1950.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Overall, Vanden Houten expects top-income households to spend about 20% of their tax savings while the remaining Americans spend 25%-40% of the incremental boost to refunds.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Roughly 1 million households in Florida benefit from food stamps.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for households
Noun
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When houses go dark and demand dips, power prices often nosedive.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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With Mercury retrograde stirring your third and fourth houses, misunderstandings at home or with loved ones could test your patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, the wind energy started flowing not to homes, but to a Google data center in Mesa.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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