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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
More than a graceful natural motif, the wildflowers were an intentional nod to the flora of Sperling and Phillips’ hometowns in Gloucestershire.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Members of the 2026-27 Kansas men’s basketball team have been arriving from their hometowns — and moving their belongings into McCarthy Hall — since Friday.
—Gary Bedore
may 31, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Teams were a mix of young surf groms, legends, rising stars and longtime community leaders who surf for their hometowns.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The meetings marked the first time sitting leaders of the two countries have visited each other’s hometowns.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Tied for third with a score of 66 were Brandon Kowalczyk and James Gedvilas, whose hometowns were unavailable, and Phillip Morton and Brayden Morton, both of Aurora.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Over 50,000 service members and counting are deployed, hailing from dozens of duty stations and thousands of hometowns.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The plan is to try to hit as many hometowns as possible.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Members of the 2026-27 Kansas men’s basketball team have been arriving from their hometowns — and moving their belongings into McCarthy Hall — since Friday.
—Gary Bedore
may 31, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Teams were a mix of young surf groms, legends, rising stars and longtime community leaders who surf for their hometowns.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
The meetings marked the first time sitting leaders of the two countries have visited each other’s hometowns.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Tied for third with a score of 66 were Brandon Kowalczyk and James Gedvilas, whose hometowns were unavailable, and Phillip Morton and Brayden Morton, both of Aurora.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Over 50,000 service members and counting are deployed, hailing from dozens of duty stations and thousands of hometowns.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The plan is to try to hit as many hometowns as possible.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometowns
countries
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Four countries are making their World Cup debuts, including Curacao, population 155,000, the smallest nation ever to reach the tournament.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Additionally, ballots and tally sheets must arrive in the capital, Lima, from 63 countries to be counted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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