as in countries
the city or town where you were born or grew up
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Recent Examples of hometowns
Themes in past years celebrated 175 years of statehood, Wisconsin's waterways, students' hometowns and science.
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Telling the story of a different kind of family celebration, Felicity (Keri Russell) and her new friends came together to seek solace by avoiding the issues waiting for them in their hometowns.
—Allison Sadlier, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Each of the men take a few minutes to pull her aside and tell her more about their families, in anticipation of sticking around for hometowns.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Joan also makes the decision not to give out any roses on dates this week, leaving that until she’s spent sufficient time with everyone to make decisions about whose hometowns to visit next week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The practice was a source of controversy as House lawmakers routinely skipped out on voting in person in Washington to stay in their hometowns despite not being sick.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the last several days across the world, Charli’s team has put up neon green billboards with backwards text in the hometowns of the artists featured.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The tweet also indicated that the signage for the Real Housewives star was found in Berlin, Connecticut, as previous posters have been featured in the artist’s hometowns.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Some of the recent gains are due to folks leaving their higher-tax hometowns for Florida’s lower rates, like former Seattle resident Jeff Bezos and onetime Chicagoan Ken Griffin.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Telling the story of a different kind of family celebration, Felicity (Keri Russell) and her new friends came together to seek solace by avoiding the issues waiting for them in their hometowns.
—Allison Sadlier, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Each of the men take a few minutes to pull her aside and tell her more about their families, in anticipation of sticking around for hometowns.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Watch on Deadline Joan also makes the decision not to give out any roses on dates this week, leaving that until she’s spent sufficient time with everyone to make decisions about whose hometowns to visit next week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The practice was a source of controversy as House lawmakers routinely skipped out on voting in person in Washington to stay in their hometowns despite not being sick.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
Over the last several days across the world, Charli’s team has put up neon green billboards with backwards text in the hometowns of the artists featured.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The tweet also indicated that the signage for the Real Housewives star was found in Berlin, Connecticut, as previous posters have been featured in the artist’s hometowns.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Some of the recent gains are due to folks leaving their higher-tax hometowns for Florida’s lower rates, like former Seattle resident Jeff Bezos and onetime Chicagoan Ken Griffin.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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