home away from home
noun phrase
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: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home
Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.
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Located in Eastlake Park, Phoenix’s first historically Black community, the restaurant has functioned as a home away from home for its regulars and for celebrities like Aretha Franklin, Charles Barkley and Jesse Jackson.
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Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Dining at Perrine restaurant feels like your (lavish) home away from home, while the al fresco Rose Terrace transports guests straight to Paris.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
But Park City holds so much of them for me, from the photos, the rituals, the memories, the bear statue on Main Street and the condo that became our home away from home.
—Rena Ronson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Sullivan's Island Beach Oasis Up to 10 guests can make this four-bedroom, three-bath property their Sullivan’s Island home away from home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
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Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Dining at Perrine restaurant feels like your (lavish) home away from home, while the al fresco Rose Terrace transports guests straight to Paris.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
But Park City holds so much of them for me, from the photos, the rituals, the memories, the bear statue on Main Street and the condo that became our home away from home.
—Rena Ronson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Sullivan's Island Beach Oasis Up to 10 guests can make this four-bedroom, three-bath property their Sullivan’s Island home away from home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Home away from home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20away%20from%20home. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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