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as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found the American south, the home of the armadillo the island is home to many thousands of plant species

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as in country
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship the U.S. is my home the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away

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as in household
those who live as a family in one house comes from a loving home a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life

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as in birthplace
a place of origin Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather

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Recent Examples of home
Noun
Welcome to the Bradenton area, home of the big clog. Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 What To Know Newsom announced on Wednesday a new proposal that will create a $125 million mortgage relief program to assist homeowners at risk of foreclosure or whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by recent natural disasters dating back to 2023. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Last December, Franchise sold its home goods retail subsidiary W.S. Badcock Corp. to home retail competitor Conn’s, which ended up filing Chapter 11 in July to conduct an orderly wind-down of operations for both the Conn’s and W.S. Badcock banners. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 At the same time, homing spikes shoot out from Hazard’s back toward nearby enemies. Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for home
Recent Examples of Synonyms for home
Noun
  • Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
  • However, a judge ruled against revoking that man’s release and Wakefield was displaced from the Jacumba residence shortly after being housed there.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through the foliage can vary greatly between habitats, some of which are heavily shaded by leafy canopies, while others are more open and allow more sunlight in.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Other concepts include Lunar Glass Structure, or LUNGS, which involves in-situ melting of lunar glass compounds and novel blowing techniques to make large, spherical habitats.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That leaves time for Washington and other countries to negotiate and hopefully lessen the ultimate shock.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The only country in the world that attacks such sites, occupies nuclear power plants, and wages war without any regard for the consequences is today's Russia.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This is the first key piece of economic data since Singapore unveiled its 2025 budget on Feb. 18, which promised more support for households and businesses to combat cost of living pressures.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The water’s heat will be used initially to warm 20,000 households in the Austrian capital.
    Stanley Reed, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Go-Go Museum & Café, the world’s only collection dedicated to the celebration, study and preservation of all things go-go, opens Wednesday in its birthplace, Washington, D.C.
    Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Designers visited Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, and were given access to The Royal Shakespeare Company's costume archive.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • At the academy, Leonard roomed with Will Howard, the starting quarterback at Kansas State who, like Leonard, shared a similar backstory.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
  • At its Berlin premiere, the film received a packed house and an emotional response from audiences.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With a frequency range starting at a subsonic 4Hz and extending to a bat-squeaking 96kHz, these headphones have a tonality enhanced with high-frequency sparkle but with a comfortable sound signature.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • But in recent years, the US has become home to a uniquely American genre of pizza, as chefs from a wide range of backgrounds incorporate dishes traditional to their cultures into the pizza canon.
    Luke Fortney, Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025

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