hometown

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 Walmart has tested drone deliveries in Northwest Arkansas, near its hometown of Bentonville, and scaled them to reach most of the population in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Melissa Repko, CNBC, 5 June 2025 Megan played for Duquesne University, in their hometown of Pittsburgh, for five years. Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 June 2025 Now her hometown of Milford is the welfare-industrial complex. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025 Local hip-hop legend and entrepreneur Walter Edwin, known by his stage name, The Popper, credits his hometown as his inspiration for his music. Ramal Nasim, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hometown
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Noun
  • On the trade front, hopes are still high on Wall Street that Trump will reach deals with other countries that will ultimately lower tariffs, particularly with the world’s second-largest economy.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • By creating a single market for goods and services across 54 countries, AfCFTA improves the ease of doing business and increases cross-border opportunities.
    Tim Clark, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Experience the boutique community lifestyle and tour available homes weekends noon to 5pm.
    ReeceNichols Real Estate, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
  • New York City is home to a number of large Hispanic communities seen as key constituencies in local elections.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025

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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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