HOUSEKEEPING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in approach

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verb

present participle of housekeep

as in housecleaning

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Noun

Residents pay monthly fees, which include food and drinks, as well as weekly housekeeping and bi-weekly laundry, per CNN Travel. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The hotel will rely on robots to handle all major services, including reception, room service, housekeeping, food preparation, and guest assistance. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 There are some obvious housekeeping choices for managers. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 24 June 2026 The May 27 show's cancellation came a day before housekeeping reportedly found more than $16,000 worth of damage to Zimmerman's hotel room. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for housekeeping

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Noun

Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Once fall approaches, simply switch to a long-sleeve shirt or layer a cardigan on top.

— India Roby, Glamour, 16 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

This is an exceptionally sophisticated cognitive procedure and obviously produces a less powerful and precise strike than those performing goalkeeper-independent kicks, without a stutter.

— Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
County officials described the move as a routine administrative procedure.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of procedure

Noun

And while Holland has yet to produce any Telemachus method dressing, Zendaya has been Athena incarnate in custom Jacquemus, drapey Khaite, and sculptural vintage Givenchy headgear.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Likely to avoid other bad actors circumventing safeguards, xAI did not include examples of Harwood’s successful prompts or describe methods used to bypass filters.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of method

Noun

Sometimes in big matches, being afraid of taking a risk is the riskiest strategy of all.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Even on a team with world-class strikers and wingers, Mbappe oftentimes felt like the sole focus of Spain’s defensive strategy.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Definition of strategy

Noun

Styles make fights Firstly, this will be a clash of two very opposing styles.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
After Brazil defeated the United States 1-0 in the last-16 stage of that tournament, sports journalist Mario Neto wrote a column that was scathing about the style in Jornal dos Sports, the Rio de Janeiro daily sports newspaper.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of style

Noun

Analyst Michael Leininger, a former detective with the San Jose Police Department, said Antioch officers should have applied training techniques to gain control of the situation without excessive use of force and to prevent further escalation.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Though the mural, which depicts a man in a headdress holding a spear, had been removed for conservation in 2004, the team relied on advanced imaging techniques to reconstruct both the work and its surrounding architecture.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of technique

Noun

At the end of each half, the referee usually — although not always — tacks on some ‘additional time’ to make up for stoppages in play.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Some analysts took a different tack, with one focusing on the changing mindset of investors when explaining bitcoin’s latest gains.

— Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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