homing

Definition of homingnext
present participle of home

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Verb
  • Eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress trees are common homes for roosting monarchs, as those tree species provide adequate shelter from weather and predators.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The county said construction for the park would not take place within 200 feet of roosting sites for the bat, but provided no evidence to support that as a proper buffer, adding another inadequacy to the environmental review, Bacal said.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Directed by Jason Hehir (The Last Dance), this nine-episode docuseries focuses more on the police search than the murder itself, shedding light on the lasting repercussions of this incident.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
  • More grown men shedding tears, that’s for sure.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Locally, these priorities have taken shape as the SHIPS for America Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at modernizing domestic shipyards, supporting a business corridor along Interstate 80, and securing funding for climate resiliency projects to counteract sea-level rise.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • Katrina Talamantes ran unopposed in the 3rd District, securing re-election to a third term.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The farm also recently expanded its role in emergency sheltering after a fire damaged the Fort Collins Rescue Mission shelter in 2025, forcing the organization to relocate some overnight services to Wellington.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Emergency sheltering responsibility would transfer from FEMA to states and territories, with counties expected to play a significant execution role.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • For those who prefer tenting with a partner, Tentsile is simultaneously launching an Organza-bodied Air version of its two-person Flite tree tent.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • Backyard campouts offer camping nostalgia with home comforts, creating quality time without the hassle.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • In addition to housing the festival, operated by De Niro and Rosenthal’s production company Tribeca Enterprises, the city raised many of this year’s directors and served as both character and backdrop for a slew of the films in the current slate.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • After housing federal agencies for more than a century, the structure eventually sat vacant before Kimpton turned it into a hotel in 2002.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The Michelin Guide first arrived in Florida in 2022, targeting Miami, Orlando and Tampa and bestowing stars on 11 Miami restaurants.
    Connie Ogle Updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • The President also announced bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on one of my constituents who died on 9/11, Wells Crowther, the man in the red bandana, who saved 18 lives.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026
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“Homing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homing. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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