Thesaurus results for HOMETOWN

hometown

noun

Definition of hometown next

as in country

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 JPMorgan Chase is planning to consolidate workspace for existing Charlotte workers and account for more hiring by moving into a SouthPark office that has room for over 1,000 workers, further expanding its push into the hometown territory of rival banks. —

Chase Jordan april 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 The Cheerwine Festival began in 2017 to commemorate Cheerwine’s 100th anniversary and was organized by the city of Salisbury, Cheerwine’s hometown. —

Katie Riley, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 My former hometown of Shreveport hosts the Independence Bowl. —

Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 The director praised the major American distributor at length while speaking alongside producing partner Emilie Lesclaux at this year’s Projeto Paradiso National Talent Network Meeting, held in their hometown of Recife. —

Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hometown

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Noun

This will be one of a record nine international games scheduled for the 2026 season, which will take place across four continents in seven countries.

— The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Italy’s navy chief of staff Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto told state broadcaster RAI this week that his country is ready to deploy up to four vessels to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters.

— Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026