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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
Mayors and governors have long traveled internationally to attract business to their hometowns.
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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
Their love of catfish, the hometowns, their deep-rooted connection to country music — all of it matters.
—Abigail Covington, Rolling Stone, 7 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
Continue reading … YOUNG AND RESTLESS – New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns.
—Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s a lot, and hometowns are next week.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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
Their love of catfish, the hometowns, their deep-rooted connection to country music — all of it matters.
—Abigail Covington, Rolling Stone, 7 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
Continue reading … YOUNG AND RESTLESS – New poll finds about half of rural young people feel job market pressures in their hometowns.
—Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s a lot, and hometowns are next week.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometowns
countries
Noun
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In all three countries, local militants backed by Russian muscle declared their own microstates.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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Amazon just realized this six-in-one adapter which is suitable for use in over 150 countries across Europe, Asia, America, and more.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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