as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers
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Recent Examples of down-home
But unlike, say, Sheridan, who is interested in offering the down-home, traditional values of the Southwest as a positive alternative to coastal-élite liberalism, there’s no real upside to the debauched, unbridled world that Levinson presents.
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Those interested in sampling local cuisine will be delighted by the varied dining options, including down-home barbecue joints, classic diners, and an ever-growing selection of spots featuring global cuisines.
—Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But don’t forget the jam sessions, too, plus culture workshops and tasty food and drink that make this roots-music bash such down-home fun.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Those interested in sampling local cuisine will be delighted by the varied dining options, including down-home barbecue joints, classic diners, and an ever-growing selection of spots featuring global cuisines.
—Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But don’t forget the jam sessions, too, plus culture workshops and tasty food and drink that make this roots-music bash such down-home fun.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for down-home
Adjective
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The folksy wisdom and jokes that were a staple of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting for decades when Warren Buffett was leading the show will be missing Saturday, but shareholders still started lining up at midnight outside a Nebraska arena to listen to new CEO Greg Abel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Because of his ability to appeal to jurors with at times folksy explanations of gruesome subjects like the dynamic of blood spatter, prosecution and defense lawyers competed for his testimony at trials.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And then similar with Mary and Tito’s Cafe, which is another kind of institution that’s known for its homespun, decades old recipes again, like sopapillas, tacos, burritos.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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Still, Squeri partly credited moving up at all to strenuous effort to burnish his homespun persona.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Spaar’s colloquial flippancies only reinforces her fervency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The women’s game’s limited coverage meant his other honours with Umea — reaching two more UEFA Cup finals and five domestic trophies — were appreciated on a more colloquial level.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Down-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-home. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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