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Recent Examples of homestay
Until now, visitors—mostly hikers tackling the punishing Snowman Trek or guests attending the annual Royal Highland Festival—camped or stayed in homestays with outdoor bathrooms and heat limited to a bukhari stove.
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Erin Levi, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Cultural Sanctuaries is working on building a homestay within the community.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s lined almost entirely with private, rentable homestays—perfect for families wanting an entire home to themselves.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 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
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Erin Levi, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Cultural Sanctuaries is working on building a homestay within the community.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
It’s lined almost entirely with private, rentable homestays—perfect for families wanting an entire home to themselves.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homestay
Noun
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Years later, married and with children of her own, Dean would become a mess anytime her kids rode a school bus for a field trip.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Weekly gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Supreme Court temporarily halted that ruling Monday, with Justice Samuel Alito issuing an administrative stay through May 11 to give the justices time to consider requests from the drugmakers to preserve nationwide access while the court weighs whether to take up the case.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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The stay from the Supreme Court suspends that decision, at least temporarily.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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For Jay Li, a Chinese national who arrived in the first, 2017 class after attending the University of Rochester and working for the NBA in New York, a sojourn to Suzhou in Eastern China near Shanghai was especially illuminating.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But unlike his mother’s visit, which came during a relatively calm period after transatlantic tensions over the Vietnam War, Charles’ sojourn to the states comes amid the most serious rift in decades between the White House and the British government.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On my visits home, my mother might at first pretend not to notice me.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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The president’s latest barbs came just days before Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Vatican for a fence-mending visit.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Its abrasive, loud buzz is the sound of takeout arriving, dates buzzing up for the first sleepover and delivery drivers pressing a button and walking away without waiting for an answer.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Theresa Fusco never showed up at Lisa's house for their sleepover.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Homestay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homestay. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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