1
: intended or suitable for one's home
an at-home dress
2
: 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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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The recent expiration of federal flexibilities for telehealth and hospital-at-home services should not become an excuse to slow innovation.
—Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
For most folks watching at home, the change was imperceptible.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The star — who is also set to appear in Scream 7 in 2026 — recently used his scare-king status in a partnership with Exact Sciences to help spread awareness about Cologuard, a noninvasive at-home screening test for colon cancer.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The recent expiration of federal flexibilities for telehealth and hospital-at-home services should not become an excuse to slow innovation.
—Scott R. Schell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Athmile Wide-Leg Sweatpants, which shoppers love for traveling, running errands, and relaxing at home, have a super-soft fleece lining and pockets big enough for smartphones.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
For most folks watching at home, the change was imperceptible.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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“At-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-home. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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