housekeepings

noun

plural of housekeeping
as in methods

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  1. methods
  2. techniques
  3. procedures
  4. approaches
  5. strategies
  6. manners
  7. styles
  8. tacks
Noun
  • This challenging job, involving inserting flexible plugs into moving targets, was previously unautomatable by traditional methods.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Some of these methods may vary based on your conversation with your neighbor and local laws.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • Despite the different grain bill, Jack Daniel’s hasn't abandoned some of the techniques closely associated with its Tennessee whiskey.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The institute will examine microstructure measurement using soft X-rays while advancing information science techniques for X-ray analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of techniques
Noun
  • Once a provider is integrated into facilities, workflows, safety procedures and regulatory relationships, switching becomes more consequential than replacing an ordinary software tool.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, cosmetic procedures most commonly linked to post-weight loss patients grew last year by more than 20% in multiple categories, the same data shows.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of procedures
Noun
  • Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Korean officials have tried a variety of national- and local-level approaches to reverse falling birth rates.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Budgets and bureaucracy can move at a glacial pace, and internal politics often determine the weapons and strategies a country pursues in surprising ways.
    — Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The best strategies come from understanding business objectives, listening carefully and aligning people before making decisions.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of strategies
Noun
  • An agent with read-only access is a search engine with better manners.
    — Antony P Gregory, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the identity of the South evolves, and more young people lose certain traits that are identifiably southern, manners remain one of the region’s most distinctive and steadfast qualities.
    — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of manners
Noun
  • From anti-theft purses that look like chic handbags to polished trousers that feel more like comfy sweatpants, these styles are versatile, functional, and comfortable to boot—and prices start at just $8.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Luckily, there are plenty of options to be found, including designer styles from Dries Van Noten, Proenza Schouler, and Celine, whose vibrant red sneakers that first appeared on the runway have now become permanent fixtures in their collections.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of styles
Noun
  • When proceeds roll into new QSBS, the time already spent holding the original stock tacks onto the new shares.
    — Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The ending even tacks on a let’s-save-our-hangout rally that could be Velcroed onto any ’80s comedy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tacks
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“Housekeepings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeepings. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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