Etymology
Origin of housecleaning
Example Sentences
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With the backing of health insurance companies, the Pals provide companionship, transportation, housecleaning services and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
This wasn’t a major housecleaning but more like a culling of online subscriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
But even after a new album — the band’s 12th — was released in April, concert sales lagged, leading to the cancellations and a housecleaning behind the scenes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Variously voiced tales ranging from a shocking deathbed confession, a macabre housecleaning service, a half-haunted house and an interstellar thrill ride will engage even jaded listeners.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Her fingers were swollen red, toughened by housecleaning.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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