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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
The new leg will kick off in San Francisco, CA on February 11, 2026, and make stops in major cities across the country before culminating in a hometown performance at Radio City Music Hall on April 23, 2026.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The team went to Richmond, Virginia, his hometown.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
After those rules are broken, the gremlin spawns more of its kind and end up wrecking havoc on Billy’s hometown during Christmas.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Carol Ann Dougherty was on her way to meet friends at the library in her small Pennsylvania hometown on an October day in 1962.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The team went to Richmond, Virginia, his hometown.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
After those rules are broken, the gremlin spawns more of its kind and end up wrecking havoc on Billy’s hometown during Christmas.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Carol Ann Dougherty was on her way to meet friends at the library in her small Pennsylvania hometown on an October day in 1962.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometown
Noun
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Women from 130 countries are participating in this year’s edition, which concludes on November 21 with the crowning of the winner.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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With trials underway in multiple countries, electric roads are now drawing global attention.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Lakers had two days off going into their meeting with the Hawks, who mustered only 20 fourth-quarter points in a 109-97 home loss to the Toronto Raptors in a Friday night NBA Cup matchup.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Back at the birthday congregation in Mumbai, a sea of fans surges outside Khan’s home.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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