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ménage

noun

mā-ˈnäzh

Definition of ménage

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, star-telegram.com, 29 June 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

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Tariff tensions That pressure on household finances comes just as the administration moves to rebuild its sweeping tariff program.

— Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Parent engagement, education level and household income are among the strongest predictors of children’s kindergarten readiness in reading and math, according to new research including Texas children.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

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Two Indian tourists picked her up and took her to a guest house, where another eight men were waiting, all of them drunk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Natalie Boren, an executive VP at recruiter Career Group Companies, responsible for fashion staffing, is surprised how many interviewees cannot muster basic information about a fashion house’s most recent work — or even the creative director’s name.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

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