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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Noun
  • Singles who live alone and technically count as households often have more disposable income.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The monitor provides a monthly look into whether an area’s median-income household can afford a median-price home.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The couple still live in separate houses but eat dinner together most nights.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Ménage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9nage. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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