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Recent Examples of scullion
Our winsome scamp loves all women, from scullion to lady, though his heart belongs to the plucky Sophia, who is given can-do determination by Elena Wang.
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Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 June 2017
Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scullion
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Only one of the assailants, a servant named Hugh Colne, was charged in the case and imprisoned at Newgate in 1342.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Inside, the mansion’s sprawling basement kitchen, once staffed by dozens of servants, cleverly doubles as the Russells’ New York kitchen.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
Noun
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There are maids on the farm where Alma (Hanna Heckt), one of the quartet of main characters in Sound of Falling, is growing up — women in uniform who bustle around the house and the grounds.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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And then, with their faces covered and heads bowed, the ‘maids walk to the church and file into the pews for Serena’s wedding to High Commander Wharton.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
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Elon Musk escalates feud with Trump: 'Time to drop the really big bomb' Among the other top DOGE employees to follow were Steve Davis, Musk's top lieutenant who oversaw DOGE's day-to-day operations, publicist Katie Miller and DOGE's top attorney James Burnham.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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Deschamps brought Rabiot’s two years of international exile to an end in September 2020 and the midfielder has since become one of his principal lieutenants, forming part of France’s first-choice XI at both the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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The main entry door features a custom graphic design element drawn from the archival Gordon Leaf mural pattern, which Wright commissioned his apprentice and secretary, Eugene Masselink, to create in 1956 for House Beautiful editor Elizabeth Gordon.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The inside of the entry door showcases the Gordon Leaf Mural Wright prepared by Wright's apprentice and secretary Eugene Masselink, a theme mirrored in other areas throughout the interior.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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And what the project means by the term—turning the Department of Energy into a handmaiden of the coal, oil and natural gas industry—betrays not only the taxpayer but science itself.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
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Dominicans have immigrated to Puerto Rico for decades, becoming part of the fabric of society as construction workers, domestic helpers, cooks, lawyers, professors, teachers and police officers.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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While clearly there’s the fear of human replacement and job loss, Cardenas sees humanoid robots as helper, not usurpers.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Scullion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scullion. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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