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housekeeping

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verb

present participle of housekeep

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Recent Examples of housekeeping
Noun
Take inventory of your life and do some internal and external housekeeping. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Bluff Point Golf Resort has responded by cutting hours and staff among its housekeeping crew. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 The hotel brought in a subcontracting agency, MevRam, to run housekeeping. Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025 Tan wipes were in the bin, the towels were ruined, and the housekeeping team had to replace nearly everything. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeping
Noun
  • The research team claimed that this approach enables AeroMap to capture the main effects of drag without the high computing demands of more detailed simulations.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This uneven approach means leaders can’t take a one-size-fits-all approach.
    Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But each has slightly different procedures for what customers should do when their flights are canceled.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Some suffer from infected wounds or complications of surgical procedures already performed in El Fasher amid desperate conditions with virtually no access to medical supplies and drugs.
    Guy Davies, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers have demonstrated that aqueous zinc-ion batteries can offer long-term cycling stability and higher energy density with a new method.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • From there, make a deposit with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Their decision has highlighted deep divisions over legislative priorities and political strategy as lawmakers scramble to resolve the shutdown and address its nationwide consequences.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What happened next, this time, was strange, and not uniformly validating for the Democrats’ strategy.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the David Lynch–style tension built by Will’s arrival just kind of fizzles.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This take on tiramisu has all the flavors of a coconut cream pie but in the classic no-bake dessert style.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Hadsel follows similar techniques to teach Splash in his home swimming pool.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Lin and her fellow researchers create adaptability in the garments by using velcro or metal snaps in place of standard stitching techniques; that in mind, a designer can use those snaps to detach or reattach pieces of the garment depending on the need.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In part, the McKinley administration standardized various press protocols and routines involved in managing the press corps—holding somewhat regular briefings, for example, and carefully timing White House announcements.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Your best bet for starting a routine that sticks?
    Julia Sullivan, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Interest in marching in the parade was so intense that organizers implemented rigorous selection criteria like the quality of the horses’ grooming, saddles, tack, and the riders’ appearance.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The barn complex includes six stalls with individual walkouts, two tack rooms, and space for carriages or gym equipment.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Housekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeping. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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