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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is offering a reward for information about a homemade fire bomb that was thrown through the window of a Greater Cincinnati masonic lodge.
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
How about some meatballs with that homemade pasta?
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Consider replicating your favorite flavor with a homemade batch.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Tickets for the event are $10 per person, with proceeds benefitting Sauce Milwaukee, a nonprofit that feeds the hungry by delivering homemade meals by bicycle.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
How about some meatballs with that homemade pasta?
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Consider replicating your favorite flavor with a homemade batch.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Tickets for the event are $10 per person, with proceeds benefitting Sauce Milwaukee, a nonprofit that feeds the hungry by delivering homemade meals by bicycle.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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Eventually, Tesla officials promised that more affordable EVs would arrive in the form of derivatives of its existing cars, but surely the world was hoping for something more than manual side-view mirrors.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The vehicle features a Le Mans-style chassis, a potent V-8, and, perhaps best of all, a manual gearbox.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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