back home
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: in one's hometown : in the place one is from
Peopleback home would never believe how much he has changed.
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It’s been such an honour to bring the Beatles back home.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Kim maintained a high profile as first lady, often wearing stylish outfits on overseas presidential trips that won her both praise and criticism back home.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Immediately after his wife’s funeral, Raza moved back home to his parents’ house in St Louis.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
But back home, all that blood needed to be cleaned up.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Kim maintained a high profile as first lady, often wearing stylish outfits on overseas presidential trips that won her both praise and criticism back home.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Immediately after his wife’s funeral, Raza moved back home to his parents’ house in St Louis.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
But back home, all that blood needed to be cleaned up.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Back home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20home. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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