homing

verb

Definition of homingnext
present participle of home
as in roosting

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  1. securing
  2. sheltering
  3. bestowing
  4. boarding
Verb
  • Management plans to address the going concern issue by improving business profitability and securing additional working capital from the majority shareholder.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company acknowledges its dependence on generating future profitable operations and securing additional financing to meet future obligations.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of securing
Verb
  • Many people are living on the street, in parks and sheltering under trees.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The storm left many residents bunking with family or friends, sleeping in their cars, or sheltering in what’s left of their collapsing homes.
    Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • And yet, this unexpectedly addicting appetizer disappeared quickly from the buffet table, and everyone was bestowing compliments on me.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Posthumously bestowing the Korean Cinema Award to Lee, BIFF is also running a program showcasing five of his films, including Parasite, as well as one episode from My Mister.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of bestowing
Verb
  • The collapse occurred as visitors were boarding a ferry back to the mainland.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • On Wednesday, a day after the massive attack and after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Iran would pay for the attack, Biden briefly spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force One.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of boarding
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homily

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homing (in on)

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