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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 hometowns
The foundation also funds efforts to recruit and provide scholarships to Arab students who provide technical assistance and policy expertise in their hometowns, where Israeli law often limits housing options for the Arab minority.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Walk me through your respective journeys, starting in your hometowns in Ohio and Florida and then taking us to this worldwide moment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Many of those imprisoned had tattoos that were references to sports teams or their hometowns.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 July 2025
Mayors and governors have long traveled internationally to attract business to their hometowns.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Currently, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ website offers RSVP options for the eight cities, as well as one for folks whose hometowns don’t appear on the list.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Maternal genealogies are harder to follow, partly because women tended to change their last names each generation, and partly because women were more likely to move away from their hometowns to marry.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
Grant Ellis, the 31-year-old Texas day trader, is heading across the country to visit the hometowns of his final four women.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Grant, 31, headed to hometowns with finalists Dina, Juliana, Litia and Zoe in the March 3 episode of The Bachelor, and family meant a lot to the day trader.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Walk me through your respective journeys, starting in your hometowns in Ohio and Florida and then taking us to this worldwide moment.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Many of those imprisoned had tattoos that were references to sports teams or their hometowns.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 July 2025
Mayors and governors have long traveled internationally to attract business to their hometowns.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Currently, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ website offers RSVP options for the eight cities, as well as one for folks whose hometowns don’t appear on the list.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Maternal genealogies are harder to follow, partly because women tended to change their last names each generation, and partly because women were more likely to move away from their hometowns to marry.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
Grant Ellis, the 31-year-old Texas day trader, is heading across the country to visit the hometowns of his final four women.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Grant, 31, headed to hometowns with finalists Dina, Juliana, Litia and Zoe in the March 3 episode of The Bachelor, and family meant a lot to the day trader.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometowns
countries
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Besides Iran, North Korea, and Russia, heads of state or governments from more than a dozen other countries also attended the parade.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Xi had announced plans for 10 Luban workshops in SCO countries over the next three years.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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