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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
Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
There are also plenty of furniture deals in the outlet, including side tables, TV stands, and this pretty entryway table that welcomes guests into your home in style.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Subsequent research has gone deeper into chemical or neurological aspects of olfactory imprinting and geomagnetic navigation, which seems to aid salmon homing at longer distances.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
There are also plenty of furniture deals in the outlet, including side tables, TV stands, and this pretty entryway table that welcomes guests into your home in style.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
Cabinet meets in ‘submarine’ Closer to home the completion of the plant is another win for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his defense minister.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Subsequent research has gone deeper into chemical or neurological aspects of olfactory imprinting and geomagnetic navigation, which seems to aid salmon homing at longer distances.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home
Noun
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He was removed by federal agents, who made entry into the residence and took the person to an ambulance.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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Caesars Palace just completed two new Colosseum Presidential Villas, located at the top of its Colosseum tower; when booked together, the residences form Las Vegas's largest suite, boasting 19,000 square feet.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing the pickleball court.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Those like the western diamondbacks are usually found in desert and plains habitats, Pandelis said, and are in the outer edge of their range in the D-FW area.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country through DNA testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Around 10 million viewers tuned in to see what was happening with the Loud family, proving that real families could be as compelling as the fictional ones presented in the two decades since television programming became a mainstay in American households.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Routine cleaning typically includes sweeping, vacuuming, or mopping around major household appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, and washers and dryers.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Jiménez was one of the biggest names in the genre known as música popular, a blend of traditional Mexican ranchera music with Colombian sounds born in the country’s coffee-growing region, which includes Jiménez’s birthplace of Calda, Billboard reported.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Benin is the birthplace of voodoo, a religion far more complex than the tired tropes of straw dolls and pins.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gifts were delivered room to room as patients looked on.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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The directory shows that he was assigned to room 122 at the Barus and Holley engineering building.—
Duarte Mendonca,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, keeping engines efficient across such a wide speed range remains difficult.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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