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 YESTERDAY’S WORD — ENDGAME edema edge emend enema name need dame damn dean deem demean game geed gene aged amen amend made mane manege mange mead mean menage mend To purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 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 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, idahostatesman, 29 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ménage
Noun
  • Eligibility includes: Children in households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, or Medicaid (in states that participate).
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • The New York Times examined 10 of the largest claims on the leaderboard and concluded that several did not show evidence of savings to households.
    Coral Davenport, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • At night, for example, when the house is silent and your work is done.
    Ann Goldstein, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Young adults are less likely to own a house, more likely to live with their parents and less likely to be married or have children.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

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“Ménage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/m%C3%A9nage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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