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
Investigators are trying to learn more about two Pennsylvania men accused of bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor.
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ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
But less than an hour later, their trajectory took a dark turn as they were arrested for throwing homemade bombs during an anti-Muslim protest outside of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Armed with incendiary YouTube videos and a few homemade bombs, attackers can easily become martyrs in a global jihadist movement.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
This wacky, somewhat-true tale stars Taron Egerton as Dutch software developer Henk Rogers, who gets a glimpse at a homemade and addictive new game from the Soviet Union.
—Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
But less than an hour later, their trajectory took a dark turn as they were arrested for throwing homemade bombs during an anti-Muslim protest outside of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Armed with incendiary YouTube videos and a few homemade bombs, attackers can easily become martyrs in a global jihadist movement.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
This wacky, somewhat-true tale stars Taron Egerton as Dutch software developer Henk Rogers, who gets a glimpse at a homemade and addictive new game from the Soviet Union.
—Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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The audit recommended that NASA consult with the Commercial Crew Program, which has overseen both SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, to review the risk findings related to manual control.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury division, has been stuck in a malaise for years now in large part tied to the travails of its corporate parent, but, lately, there have been some signs of life, including, possibly, a new manual performance sedan.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the very homespun, letterman-sweater kind of town that is Lincoln, Nebraska’s basketball resurrection has been appropriately engineered by Hoiberg & Son.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Blackhurst gives it all a DIY feel and that further heightens the homespun, backwoods madness that ensues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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