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: intended or suitable for one's home
an at-home dress
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: being or occurring at one's home
at-home entertainment
3
: not employed outside the home : stay-at-home
an at-home mom
: a reception given at one's home
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Rana Good, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Once a spacious closet for her clothes, once an at-home office, and once a gaming room for her partner, the white-walled attic has undergone multiple transformations—but this one is our favorite to date.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Mia Goth shines as the maniacal Pearl, a lonely farm girl trapped at home in rural Texas with her controlling mother (Tandi Wright) and infirm father (Matthew Sunderland) while her husband, Howard (Alistair Sewell), is serving in World War I. Pearl has fervent dreams of becoming a Hollywood star.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Three sessions are recommended for maximum results and the clinician will also outline an at-home system to stop future hair loss.
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—Rana Good, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Once a spacious closet for her clothes, once an at-home office, and once a gaming room for her partner, the white-walled attic has undergone multiple transformations—but this one is our favorite to date.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
In 2015, Russian agents tried to kill the owner of a Bulgarian arms factory with poison, a tactic Putin has also used to target many Russian dissidents at home and abroad.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
Mia Goth shines as the maniacal Pearl, a lonely farm girl trapped at home in rural Texas with her controlling mother (Tandi Wright) and infirm father (Matthew Sunderland) while her husband, Howard (Alistair Sewell), is serving in World War I. Pearl has fervent dreams of becoming a Hollywood star.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“At-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-home. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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