as in houses
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
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There are signs that lawmakers in both parties see the benefits of taking steps to add houses before this year's elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Sixty-five warming spaces — located at hospitals, houses of worship and schools — are active around town throughout the weekend, with warming buses also parked outside many of the hospitals and also transit hubs.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Routine maintenance and upgrades to the grid were already causing households nationwide to experience sticker shock on their monthly bills.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many households are struggling under the weight of high utility bills, and policymakers should closely examine every factor contributing to those costs.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Ménages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9nages. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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