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as in familial
of or relating to a household or family
the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores
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as in domesticated
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
domestic animals in a barnyard
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as in indigenous
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
the domestic bird population has been virtually wiped out by the brown tree snake
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as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
working as a team, the couple hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners
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Recent Examples of domestic
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 July 2025
The virus was officially declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, after high rates of vaccination succeeded at halting nearly all domestic spread.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
In fiction, 2024 was the year of ditching the domestic.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Trump administration has placed an onus on domestic manufacturing, particularly in lucrative industries like technology and defense.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 July 2025
The virus was officially declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, after high rates of vaccination succeeded at halting nearly all domestic spread.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Germany's gross domestic had contracted by 0.2% in the fourth quarter.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
In fiction, 2024 was the year of ditching the domestic.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic
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The feature, which was billed as being semi-autobiographical for LaBeouf who later rescinded the familial claims, was released in 2019.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 July 2025
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American Love Story will follow the high-profile nuptials between JFK Jr. and Bessette, along with the stress, tabloid frenzy, familial drama, and fatal plane crash that defined their union.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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However, there could be further oil to discover and the find showed Poland's commitment to find indigenous sources of oil and gas.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Explore colorful markets like the Witches’ Market, known for indigenous crafts and herbal remedies.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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But the novel also interweaves a repository of 795 poems throughout its roughly 1,300 pages—each written from the one of 118 separate characters’ perspectives, including mothers, servants, emperors, lovers, and Genji himself.—
Andrew Paul Jul 16,
Popular Science,
16 July 2025
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Shalla-Bal was later crowned the Empress of Zenn-La after Radd sacrificed himself to be enslaved as the servant of the planet eater to save his world from obliteration.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
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Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.—
Kara Nelson,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
25 Nov. 2020
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Pricing data so far hasn’t revealed a big impact from tariffs, and a few Fed officials have said that’s evidence that inflation is tame enough to justify rate cuts.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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That includes tame interest rates and a pickup in oil prices.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
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The Verdict Lizard Island is rich with history (aboriginal and colonial) and is such an environmental wonder that researchers from around the world come here to study the reef.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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The American Kennel Club (AKC) explains that village dogs are also known as primitive, aboriginal, or landrace dogs.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Domestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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