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housekeeping

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verb

present participle of housekeep

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of housekeeping
Noun
Then once their permits were approved, Iryna and Anna both were able to land jobs working in housekeeping at a retirement community, a little over a mile from the Haskells’ home. Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025 General housekeeping and blade cleaning can also temporarily keep a turbine from spinning. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025 There’s also weekly housekeeping and personal laundry service. Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 That December, the suit notes, members of the district’s maintenance, housekeeping and groundskeeping crews (the majorty of whom were Black of Hispanic, the suit says) found out they were no longer invited to the annual holiday party. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housekeeping
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeping
Noun
  • The approach allowed the ship to host the missile battery without any structural modification.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But the sequence was indicative of the Broncos’ general offensive approach under Payton after the first quarter in London.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Patient 3’s immune system, however, didn’t produce as many antibodies after the procedure, suggesting that the therapy may not have efficiently reached its target, Whitton says.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Her interest in aesthetics led Sturm to learn other facial procedures, including how to inject Botox and fillers.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their uses include promising methods for cleaning up toxic pollution.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The star also argued that criticism of method acting in recent years has at times been portrayed like a cult, saying such comments often come from people who don’t really understand it.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Supporting the Army’s next phase The M-SHORAD Increment 4 effort is a major part of the Army’s broader modernization strategy.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The county added jobs beginning in July 2023 and new strategies to improve efficiency, according to the statement.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The other is about Chicago-style gangsters circa 1929.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The cute style has an elastic drawstring waistband that can be worn multiple ways.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The name refers to the practice of growing three crops—beans, squash or pumpkin, and maize—together in a single section of land, a technique also known as intercropping or interplanting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Zhou says the film blends 2D and 3D animation techniques in a way she’s trademarked as a distinct narrative approach.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
  • LimX Dynamics’ full-size humanoid robot Oli has once again stunned its fans after performing what the Chinese company calls a full-body stretch routine in a new social media video.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Paramount Skydance is taking a different tack.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The design of Sartiano’s Italian Steakhouse takes a different tack, prioritizing intimacy and exposure to the outdoors.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Housekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeping. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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