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
There’s also a workshop built around the Juneteenth cookout — exploring recipes, traditions, and the kinds of meals that have long anchored the holiday in Black households and communities.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Appliance experts say most households routinely overpour detergent, especially with concentrated formulas and high-efficiency washers.
—Ryan Brennan
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
As temperatures rise and humidity increases, running the air conditioning can become a necessity for some households — and not a cheap one.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
At the same time, planters might order perkenslaven to grow vegetables and other produce for their own households and businesses, rather than cultivate nutmeg as the VOC intended.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026
Flex, which launched at the end of 2024, provides on-demand rides for riders 62 and older, low-income residents, people with disabilities and children ages 13 to 17 in low-income households.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Across many communities, households and small businesses are seeing the costs more clearly than the benefits — from anxiety over jobs to higher power bills tied to the energy needed to run the technology.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Higher-income households, defined as those earning $125,000 a year or above, lifted their spending on gas 19% in March, while reducing their overall consumption of gas just 1%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In New York City, households with young children are twice as likely to leave as those without young children, according to the non-profit Fiscal Policy Institute.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Appliance experts say most households routinely overpour detergent, especially with concentrated formulas and high-efficiency washers.
—Ryan Brennan
may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
As temperatures rise and humidity increases, running the air conditioning can become a necessity for some households — and not a cheap one.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 14 May 2026
At the same time, planters might order perkenslaven to grow vegetables and other produce for their own households and businesses, rather than cultivate nutmeg as the VOC intended.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026
Flex, which launched at the end of 2024, provides on-demand rides for riders 62 and older, low-income residents, people with disabilities and children ages 13 to 17 in low-income households.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Across many communities, households and small businesses are seeing the costs more clearly than the benefits — from anxiety over jobs to higher power bills tied to the energy needed to run the technology.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Higher-income households, defined as those earning $125,000 a year or above, lifted their spending on gas 19% in March, while reducing their overall consumption of gas just 1%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
In New York City, households with young children are twice as likely to leave as those without young children, according to the non-profit Fiscal Policy Institute.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for households
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The surrounding community of Princeville is low key, with a few other hotels including a Westin and a Wyndham, and residential streets lined with homes and vacation rentals.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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While tens of millions of Americans are laden with tuition loans – many well into their 30s, leaving renting their only option – their Chinese counterparts start planning the purchase of their first homes straight out of university.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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