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the city or town where you were born or grew up
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Recent Examples of hometown
And instead of railing about performing better – though Cronin won’t ever neglect that subject when his play dips – now his coach can give him grief about his hometown.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Schwartz, the retired journalist, spends six months a year in Puerto Vallarta, fleeing the ice and snow of his hometown in Michigan.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
The spot gradually became a place where Wyandotte County residents would seek out a nostalgic hometown bite.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Caswill wanted to show her the movie, starring Maika Monroe as Kenna, a young woman who returns to her hometown in Wyoming after serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake and hopes to reconnect with Diem, the daughter she’s never known.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Schwartz, the retired journalist, spends six months a year in Puerto Vallarta, fleeing the ice and snow of his hometown in Michigan.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
The spot gradually became a place where Wyandotte County residents would seek out a nostalgic hometown bite.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
Caswill wanted to show her the movie, starring Maika Monroe as Kenna, a young woman who returns to her hometown in Wyoming after serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake and hopes to reconnect with Diem, the daughter she’s never known.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometown
Noun
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But invading the second biggest country in Europe, after Russia itself, would be a potentially catastrophic prospect which would, surely, give a cold strategist like Putin pause for thought.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The company is one of many benefiting from a ramp up in military spending in many countries.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The weapon kept in the Murphys’ home just east of Declo on a large farm property near the Raft River area was never recovered by police after Whitney Murphy’s death in October 2014.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Betts led the Bruins with 23 points, one of five UCLA players to score in double figures in the home victory at Pauley Pavilion.—
Felicia Keller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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