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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
Following Wednesday’s series finale with the Royals, the Red Sox will fly to Mayer’s hometown of San Diego for a weekend series.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The main character, Valerie Rye, sets out on a trip to Pasadena (Butler’s own hometown) to search for the last of her family.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Check out how the country music star feels about some of our hometown staples below, and read The Enquirer's full feature on Pearce here.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
According to the official Instagram account for Optimal Performance PT — which is also based in Erin and Ben Napier’s hometown of Laurel, Miss. — Rasberry has been a physical therapist for over 18 years and specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation, manual therapy and post-op rehabilitation.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 July 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The main character, Valerie Rye, sets out on a trip to Pasadena (Butler’s own hometown) to search for the last of her family.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Check out how the country music star feels about some of our hometown staples below, and read The Enquirer's full feature on Pearce here.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
According to the official Instagram account for Optimal Performance PT — which is also based in Erin and Ben Napier’s hometown of Laurel, Miss. — Rasberry has been a physical therapist for over 18 years and specializes in orthopedic rehabilitation, manual therapy and post-op rehabilitation.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometown
Noun
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This is higher than the 2.3% rate from a year ago but still well below the official rates set for any country.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Will travelers from the US and other countries be impacted?—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The part of the celebrations that most interests my home entertainment channel, though, is the launch on October 7 of the film’s new 4K Blu-ray edition.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Shannen Doherty’s longtime home nestled within the exclusive Winding Way enclave above Malibu’s Pacific Coast Highway has just hit the market for $19.5 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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