Definition of ménagenext
as in household
those who live as a family in one house getting the whole unruly ménage ready for an outing takes quite a while

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Recent Examples of ménage His lies violated my right to determine my own bodily and emotional limits, the right to say no to his menage. Alison Kinney, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2018 By the way, my menage à cinq quickly became à trois and ended à me alone. Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 25 Oct. 2017 From an obscure episode of World War II, the film crafts one of the most bewildering love triangles in memory, giving us a peculiar emotional menage a trois. Colin Covert, idahostatesman, 29 June 2017 From an obscure episode of World War II, the film crafts one of the most bewildering love triangles in memory, giving us a peculiar emotional menage a trois. Colin Covert, star-telegram.com, 29 June 2017 YESTERDAY’S WORD — ENDGAME edema edge emend enema name need dame damn dean deem demean game geed gene aged amen amend made mane manege mange mead mean menage mend To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017 Fiat is worried about Chrysler’s outstanding debts and is reportedly considering a menage-a-car with Peugeot or Renault. Keith Barry, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2009
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ménage
Noun
  • Rising prices could pressure household budgets and derail consumer spending if Americans pull back on discretionary purchases, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee told CBS News earlier this month.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • More than one in three West Virginia households is considered energy burdened, spending more than 6% of their income on electricity and other fuel costs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In one scene, Kahan is at his house in Nashville, packing for a brief tour.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • And Palmer recognizes the architectural elements that make a house feel extra special.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Ménage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9nage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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