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
Creating an effect that would look homemade — shoddy, even — was initially unthinkable for Vickers.
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Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
Even the chicken stock is homemade.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Over time, basketry evolved into a craft among their descendants—with designs used to carry items such as sewing tools, homemade bread, and flowers—for both practical and economic purposes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
For a satisfying vegetarian meal, use black beans to make homemade burger patties and top them with your favorite fixings for a dish that's rich in both protein and fiber.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
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Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
Even the chicken stock is homemade.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Over time, basketry evolved into a craft among their descendants—with designs used to carry items such as sewing tools, homemade bread, and flowers—for both practical and economic purposes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
For a satisfying vegetarian meal, use black beans to make homemade burger patties and top them with your favorite fixings for a dish that's rich in both protein and fiber.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
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Many of today’s sculpting and lifting facial massages combine multiple techniques, combining manual manipulation, including lymphatic drainage, reflexology and buccal massage, which involves work inside the mouth.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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This configuration permits the system to adjust for physical deformation or material degradation during continuous operations without requiring manual mechanical interventions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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The album teams with moments like this, bits where the music might evoke a modern homespun permutation of greats like Daryl Hall and John Oates or even Prince, and the lyrics add new wrinkles to classic pop heartbreak.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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There have been other flashes of more just-make-it homespun creativity too.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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