as in countries
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
Those of us who have spent our lives in the field know the manufacturing sector can provide professional career opportunities in hometowns, big cities, and everywhere across the globe.
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Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Mark Rayfield, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometowns
countries
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This is good to know because Black Americans are increasingly choosing to leave the United States and build their lives in countries that offer a cheaper cost of living, more opportunities for lifestyle upgrades, and to be in places that are more welcoming to people of color.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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Models are typically trained on data from countries in the northern hemisphere, meaning companies building in the southern hemisphere may not get relevant results when prompting chatbots.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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