HOMEBUILT Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

homebuilt

adjective

Definition of homebuilt

as in homemade

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Recent Examples of homebuilt The crash is the second to involve a small, homebuilt plane in recent weeks in the Bay Area. — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024

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Consumers should also be aware that fermentation naturally produces a small quantity of alcohol, with levels potentially less predictable in homemade kefir.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Homemade Baked Beans No matter what’s on the spread, homemade beans are always a welcome addition.

— Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of homemade

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The excavator stays stopped until the person or object has moved to a safe distance, with no manual intervention required.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls that passengers could use to take over in an emergency, into the company’s existing cab service, which until now has used only conventional Tesla vehicles.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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For a festival that can feel this homespun, its awards-season footprint is remarkably large.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The maze will give thousands of families a place to go to spend time together this fall through the first week of November, but also to mourn and feel a little closer to Parton, a luminary who left a legacy of music, homespun sense and good deeds.

— Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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