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
Our Test Kitchen shares which tea works best for cold brewing and must-have tips for making homemade tea drinks that rival a restaurant.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
There are also several homemade ice creams, fruit, and Brazilian-style pour-over coffee.
—Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Wipe down the rest of the fridge with a commercial or homemade bleach disinfectant, then dry completely with a paper towel.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
There are also several homemade ice creams, fruit, and Brazilian-style pour-over coffee.
—Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Wipe down the rest of the fridge with a commercial or homemade bleach disinfectant, then dry completely with a paper towel.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
To counter the explosive projectiles, Russian tank crews began mounting homemade cages above their turrets to cushion the tanks from blasts.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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Unlike semiautomatic firearms, bolt-action rifles require manual cycling between shots, limiting the rate of fire to one round at a time.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As manual, repetitive tasks are increasingly automated, the human element that people bring to the workplace will become more important than ever.—
Hanne Jesca Bax,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Getting those props was a matter of homespun ingenuity.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the homespun sounds of early-2000s indie rock became mall-soundtrack fare, tastemakers took a new interest in rap, R&B, pop, and electronic music.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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