households

plural of household
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 Not surprisingly, more and more households in France are installing air conditioning. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 More broadly, spiraling mortgage and rent costs have hindered Gen Zers and younger millennials from forming independent households, researchers say. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Most of those new households are dual-income with limited free time. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 For many households, attending a major sporting event now competes with the same financial priorities as vacations, home projects and other discretionary spending. Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In turn, retail prices depend on state and local rules and how costs are allocated among households, businesses and large industrial users. Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 Dyson Upright Vacuum Deal The Dyson Ball Animal Origin deep-cleans complex households with an active base plate that automatically seals suction between carpets and hard floors. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts two-thirds of households could own an AC by 2050. Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 That number, which will fluctuate throughout the day as crews work to restore power, is for households, meaning that the number of people impacted by these outages is likely to be much larger. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for households
Noun
  • Under France’s legislative process, however, the National Assembly has the final say when the two houses of parliament disagree.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Off Nine Mile Road, his 7,500-square-foot building houses people from the age of 18 to people over 60.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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