homemade

Definition of homemadenext
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 colorful display doesn’t stop on the inside—homemade frosting is layered with a rainbow of sprinkles. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026 There’s nothing like mixing up a batch of homemade cookies, only to discover the dough is too sticky to handle. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 10 Aug. 2026 So, there's a lot of homemade goods that people do make here. Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 As a more hands-off or less stressful option, many Americans turn to a bread machine for an easier homemade bread option, but this appliance presents a new set of questions and potential bread machine mistakes. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemade
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Adjective
  • Ground crews are carrying out manual firefighting, cooling operations, patrols and constructing firebreaks to prevent the flames from spreading further.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her eldest teen, 17-year-old Jed, has looked for months and applied to dozens of manual jobs like construction, with no luck so far.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Markovitz had a talent celebrated for decades for his homespun approach to capturing landscapes and key destinations from his keen eye’s artistic interpretation.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • And in recent years, the image of a white pioneer family in homespun garb has been impossible to separate from the reactionary tradwife trend.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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