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
The ship also features Jumbeaux’s Sweets, a Zootopia gelato and candy shop serving more than 30 flavors of homemade ice cream and gelato.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The tours take a short break at the halfway point for homemade pumpkin bread and hot cocoa.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
One of the most surefire homemade squirrel repellents is cinnamon mixed with cayenne.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Raw Cookie Dough Another food that experts avoid is, alas, raw cookie dough—both homemade and store-bought.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The tours take a short break at the halfway point for homemade pumpkin bread and hot cocoa.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
One of the most surefire homemade squirrel repellents is cinnamon mixed with cayenne.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
Raw Cookie Dough Another food that experts avoid is, alas, raw cookie dough—both homemade and store-bought.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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These systems optimize contrast, brightness, and color with machine learning algorithms that adjust to scene content and ambient light, significantly enhancing viewing quality without manual calibration.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Insights that required days of manual effort can surface instantly.—
Brent Saunders,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Croydon rapper moves to maintain this homespun ethos on his debut album Weekend Rockstar, out now on his own label-cum-collective Regularisperfect.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Their homespun productions also facilitate learning and literacy, Huizenga added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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