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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
Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 4 June 2026
While investigating, officers were directed to a nearby home in the 5700 block of Northeast 49th Street.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Multiple savings accounts can home this money, assuming savers don't want to try their luck investing in stocks instead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
These are the items seized by law enforcement officials during the arrest of Antonio Fernandez and the subsequent search of his home in San Jose on May 28, 2026.
—Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 4 June 2026
While investigating, officers were directed to a nearby home in the 5700 block of Northeast 49th Street.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Verb
If this wire breaks, the weapon will home in for kills autonomously by tracking the acoustic signatures of targets underwater.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Multiple savings accounts can home this money, assuming savers don't want to try their luck investing in stocks instead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for home
Noun
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There are already stricter rent increase caps for many residences, depending on the location, type and age of the building.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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One man was inside another residence about 2 miles from the first residence, and another man was discovered at a business near the second residence.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The Guam kingfisher, known locally as a sihek, was wiped out in its native habitat by the invasive brown tree snake.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Eastern diamondbacks face habitat loss and can be targeted by people who misunderstand or fear them, says the FWC.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Trump has effectively imposed a fuel blockade on the island by threatening tariffs on countries supplying it with fuel, igniting seemingly endless power outages and delivering new blows to the island's already ailing economy.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The journey to this point began almost a century ago and hundreds of miles away in China, when Mao Zedong reshaped Marxist–Leninist theory to fit the pre-industrial conditions of his country.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Here, references to bears (in Bruin’s name, Colin’s fur suit, and Doane’s favorite hockey team), the talismanic power of household appliances, and the sunken earth keep recurring.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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The Reserve Bank of Australia will likely focus on the strength of private demand before factoring in the conflict, alongside inflation risks stemming from weak productivity and rising unit labor costs, according to Stenner, who expects household consumption to weaken in the second quarter.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Barbados The Caribbean’s easternmost island is perhaps most famous as the birthplace of rum (and of Rihanna).—
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Savile Row, in London’s Mayfair district, has become known as the birthplace of bespoke men’s tailoring.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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The couple takes in a boarder, Herald Loomis, whose search for his missing wife draws the house into a reckoning with forces — both human and supernatural — that haunt everyone who is rooming there.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Staged funding and equity incentives gave investors and founders room to learn and adjust.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Panish replayed for jurors testimony from Grossman’s daughter that, soon after the collision, Erickson arrived at the house smelling of alcohol.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Decades after Julian’s vanishing there, the band and various hangers-on recall eerie incidents both in and out of the house—rooms full of occult literature; pub full of haunting photographs—as well as the glimmering stranger circling the Orpheus-esque Julian.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Historically, mega-mergers in the $10 billion to $20 billion range have been harder to make a success, Lüneborg told CNBC.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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