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Recent Examples of homestay
The company’s small-group tours (typically around 10 people) are designed to engage meaningfully with local communities, from homestays to hands-on workshops.
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Josh Roberts, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Thailand Private Journey is a small group trip that includes elephant tracking, a bike ride through a World Heritage Site, a cooking class, float trips, and a two-night homestay in a Karen village.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Authorities have ordered schools, construction sites and scenic spots across the city to be closed, and all rural homestays and campsites to suspend operations.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
With just six rooms, the Stone Town lodge feels more like a homestay than a retreat.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2025
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Josh Roberts, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Thailand Private Journey is a small group trip that includes elephant tracking, a bike ride through a World Heritage Site, a cooking class, float trips, and a two-night homestay in a Karen village.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Authorities have ordered schools, construction sites and scenic spots across the city to be closed, and all rural homestays and campsites to suspend operations.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
With just six rooms, the Stone Town lodge feels more like a homestay than a retreat.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestay
Noun
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The center is also set to host field trips.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Its calendar lists events including school field trips and u-pick citrus and blueberry seasons.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Prices range from $40 to $245 depending on the number of people and length of stay.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Guests in need of accommodations may work with the property directly to coordinate their stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Along with her husband, the football player Jonathan Owens, Vogue was with Biles for her Olympic sojourn, Italian-style.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is pose personal, even existential questions — probing the mysterious terrain of her own subconscious mind.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After celebrating an Ash Wednesday service with four migrants who had just arrived at a detention center near Chicago, clergy there are working with immigration authorities to set up regular visits.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Their weekly grocery bill has dropped from the equivalent of about $400 to $267; fuel and public transport are 40% cheaper; and GP visits cost 25% less – with same-day appointments replacing week-long waits.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sara had a final sleepover with friends.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps no one understands the devastation of the LaMar family better than Marc Klaas, whose 12-year-old daughter, Polly, was kidnapped during a sleepover at her mother’s home in Petaluma and killed 33 years ago.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Homestay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestay. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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