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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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 MovingPlace used data from Porch Group, which provides home-selling and home-improvement services. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Fortunately, most home-improvement stores are open that day—and usually have some pretty good sales going on. Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home-improvement

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“Home-improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home-improvement. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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