home-improvement
adjective
: being or related to a project to make one's house better, bigger, more modern, etc.
long past time for some home-improvements
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Chief among them was a lack of storms, which would have driven customers to buy more home-improvement supplies.
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Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
Today’s lifestyle shows instead hinge on a pristine, editorialized look—as seen on Open Door as well as on real-estate series such as Selling Sunset and HGTV’s home-improvement franchises.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, while official NFL sponsor Lowe’s is one of the league’s most visible backers, the home-improvement retailer effectively benched Kelce in favor of Barkley.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Deliriums blend together; fellow authors are characters and subjects; subjects and verbs are scrambled; oblique references are made to Outlander and Amazon.com and Property Brothers, a home-improvement show hosted by twins.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
Today’s lifestyle shows instead hinge on a pristine, editorialized look—as seen on Open Door as well as on real-estate series such as Selling Sunset and HGTV’s home-improvement franchises.
—Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, while official NFL sponsor Lowe’s is one of the league’s most visible backers, the home-improvement retailer effectively benched Kelce in favor of Barkley.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Deliriums blend together; fellow authors are characters and subjects; subjects and verbs are scrambled; oblique references are made to Outlander and Amazon.com and Property Brothers, a home-improvement show hosted by twins.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Home-improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home-improvement. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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