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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  • For approximately one-third of households without access to a car, that can amount to a 90-minute bus commute each way for a simple grocery run.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The exhaustion and frustration of keeping the household running are taking a toll.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Under her plan, the county’s network of Live Well centers would be prime sites to house clinics and pharmacies for those unable to access public health care coverage.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The novella is a haunted house, dual point of view ride where the metaphors from the top down are consistently delivered.
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“Ménage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9nage. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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