as in manual
made in the home and not in a factory, store, etc.
He makes a fantastic homemade bread.
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Recent Examples of homemade
To fund their education, Maryam and one of her sisters were selling paintings and homemade candles at a recent craft fair in New Haven sponsored by a refugee assistance organization.
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Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
To bypass it, the Genius approached the sensor with a homemade polyester shield and placed it right in front of the detector to prevent it from picking up on the team’s body heat.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
These days, Zhu is there on his own, the kitchen has been refurbished, and a homemade cookout on the roof is as wild as the scene gets.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2025
Over and over, a silent slogan was repeated in shaky paint and marker across bare skin, homemade signs and shirts: nuestra existencia es resistencia — that is, to merely exist is a form of defiance.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Avery Martin, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
To bypass it, the Genius approached the sensor with a homemade polyester shield and placed it right in front of the detector to prevent it from picking up on the team’s body heat.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025
These days, Zhu is there on his own, the kitchen has been refurbished, and a homemade cookout on the roof is as wild as the scene gets.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2025
Over and over, a silent slogan was repeated in shaky paint and marker across bare skin, homemade signs and shirts: nuestra existencia es resistencia — that is, to merely exist is a form of defiance.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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In logistics, mobile robots are increasingly being used to optimize handling and reduce manual strain.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Aside from saving time and energy, skipping a manual pre-rinse saves water.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In Settings, users can choose from among hundreds of homespun labelling tools that flag or block certain posts in their feeds.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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