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as in residence
the place where one lives
as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, "Welcome to my humble home!"
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as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
the American south, the home of the armadillo the island is home to many thousands of plant species
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as in country
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
the U.S. is my home the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away
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as in household
those who live as a family in one house
comes from a loving home a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life
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as in birthplace
a place of origin
Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather
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Recent Examples of home
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Minutes later, another woman shouted out an address near the agent’s home.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2025
However, when Perez Sr. was still not home the following afternoon, Perez Jr. called the local non-emergency police line to ask if someone had seen his father.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
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Noun
But the Canadiens are also a top-10 team in the league entering play Thursday and in a dogfight to claim home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Minutes later, another woman shouted out an address near the agent’s home.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
There is a bigger focus on the ways your family dynamics are shifting, on your changing relationship to home as a concept, and possibly on your living situation too.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Dec. 2025
However, when Perez Sr. was still not home the following afternoon, Perez Jr. called the local non-emergency police line to ask if someone had seen his father.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home
Noun
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Police said in a statement the man was shot at near his residence earlier Wednesday and returned home with a bullet wound, prompting his mother to call 911.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The rooms The Asher Adams split-personality architecture translates into the 225 rooms that feel more like residences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nayara Tented Camp pushes this forward by creating a sanctuary for sloths out of the reforestation of hundreds of native trees, to grow alongside habitats for native frogs, birds, and armadillos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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As recounted in the tour announcement on Wednesday, bison have since returned to Illinois’ prairie habitats, including the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the Chicago Wilderness region.—
Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Alcohol spending as a share of household budgets is also hovering at near 40-year lows, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that was cited in the report.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every year, the data generated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ survey of households is synced up with fuller estimates from the Census Bureau.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those public courts on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Compton Boulevard unknowingly served as the birthplace of the greatest run in American tennis history.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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Slater Mill served as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hughes said the brothers, who roomed together, kept their door open all week and personally spoke to every single American athlete competing in Milan who stayed at the village.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the news conference, Fullen called game rooms a menace to society that contributed to drug crimes, prostitution and violent assaults and robberies in the city.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s also something nostalgic about it; the timer reminds me of baking at my grandparents’ house.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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His second outing for the house, however, which took place on Sunday, felt more measured, shifting the focus toward tailoring while still playing with sculptural silhouettes.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those warheads typically carry 30 kg to 50 kg of explosives and can pack a punch, particularly when used in large swarms, with advanced versions capable of a range of up to 1,200 miles.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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After launch, the system sent the payloads thousands of miles downrange toward the Kwajalein Atoll testing range.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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