as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life
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Recent Examples of homeland
Within a month, her homeland was in flames and Alaquad was broadcasting videos of destruction to millions of people around the world.
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Salmon gravlax, a nod to Andersson’s homeland, is cured with Op Anderson aquavit, evoking the classic curing herbs of caraway and dill, then brushed with an umami-rich espresso honey mustard.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
This level of abuse of power is shameful, outrageous, and is not doing anything to keep our homeland safe.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Julia Ainsley Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 13 June 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Salmon gravlax, a nod to Andersson’s homeland, is cured with Op Anderson aquavit, evoking the classic curing herbs of caraway and dill, then brushed with an umami-rich espresso honey mustard.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
This level of abuse of power is shameful, outrageous, and is not doing anything to keep our homeland safe.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Julia Ainsley Julia Ainsley is the homeland security correspondent for NBC News and covers the Department of Homeland Security for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homeland
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Carolina’s Johns & Roscoe blanked their opponents in Men’s, but Atlanta easily won both Mixed ties to move on and send Ben Johns home winless.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The collection is by Hudson Grace, a home decor and entertaining brand that also has their own line of signature-scented candles, soaps, and cleaning products.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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The European Commission and its president, Ursula von der Leyen, are navigating a tightrope–balancing a unified negotiating stance with the political and economic pressures facing individual countries.—
Myron Brilliant,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Tariffs on more than 100 countries with which the United States had a deficit?—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Homeland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homeland. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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