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Recent Examples of homely Here too, a bench with drawers (like the one seen here from Reform) provides a practical and homely solution. Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025 Her new homely passageway features a doormat, letterbox, a wreath made up of leaves and a plant. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Ford’s shrewd boss, Robert McNamara, was ready to kill the nameplate altogether, facing another homely redesign approved for 1961. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 There is no fruit more poetic than the homely apple: Horticulturally, an apple is a kind of pome. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homely
Adjective
  • The Navy must address the ugly fact that, despite all the security America can provide, a diverse array of enemies, rivals and criminals can shut the Panama Canal down at virtually any time.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In the ugliest defeat of a season belatedly compiling them, the New York Mets blew an early 6-0 lead Wednesday to fall to the Atlanta Braves 11-6.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • The last two decades spent without a Devil Wears Prada sequel started to feel a little bit like enduring a 20-year hideous skirt convention.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 July 2025
  • Friday’s opening hours were hideous as the sellers from Thursday finished.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 July 2025
Adjective
  • Now Lulu, standing ringside in absurd, grotesque garb and oversized shoes, intended to follow in her father’s footsteps.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
  • So, despite its gorgeous colors and grotesque character designs, this one is probably best viewed after the kids go to bed.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Our thorough analysis encompassing growth, profitability, financial stability, and valuation metrics uncovers fundamental weaknesses that render the stock unattractive for new investors at this time.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • That’s the bond market, and Trump’s massively expensive domestic policy agenda, his tariffs and even his constant blasting of Powell have made bonds relatively unattractive to investors.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Homely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homely. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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