as in housewife
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stay-at-home
Noun
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His father owned a real estate agency that his dad had founded, and his mother, Loretta, was a housewife and longtime volunteer and fund-raiser for Little Company of Mary Hospital.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025 -
His mother, who had worked on the Manhattan Project as a secretary, seemed to others like a typical suburban housewife.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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He was born an only child, on Jan. 22, 1937, to Anne, a homemaker, and Joseph, a steel worker and for a short time the police chief of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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By offering plants, flowers and entire window boxes, the women supported homemakers of lesser means.—
Sonja Dümpelmann,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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The alliance is targeting a law that’s slated to push the hourly minimum wage to $22.50 on July 1 for housekeepers, parking attendants and hotel restaurant workers, as well as LAX skycaps, baggage handlers and concession employees.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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In the lawsuit against Robison, which was filed on May 6, the accusers identified themselves as four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
18 July 2024
Noun
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When my son was going to be born, my then wife had to glue shut some of the pages in this having-a-baby book.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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Morris had asked for an initial payment of $1 million and an annual retirement package of $600,000 to $800,000 for the rest of his and his wife’s lives, plus other benefits.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
Noun
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And then my husband and I will go to bed around 10:30.—
Michelle Woo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The origin story has, of course, become famous: Julia discovered French cuisine in 1948, when her husband, Paul, a State Department officer, was assigned to the American Embassy in Paris.—
Ina Garten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stay-at-home. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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