homing

verb

present participle of home
as in roosting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homing
  1. roosting
  2. shedding
  3. securing
  4. sheltering
  5. tenting
  6. camping
  7. housing
  8. bestowing
Verb
  • To search for evidence of fire use, the researchers analyzed rodent bones littering the cave, deposited over thousands of years by roosting owls.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of roosting
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  • Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Its key products contain over-the-counter (OTC) medications or compounded prescriptions designed to prevent shedding and stimulate hair growth.
    — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of shedding
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  • The Kansas City Royals won their home series finale against the San Francisco Giants 5-4, securing a clean sweep.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • The ratchet strap — typically used for securing truck cargo — was wrapped around a leaning tree trunk at least twice the girl’s height.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of securing
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  • The city is also sheltering at least 100,000 people who fled violence elsewhere in the country.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Cleaning Up Leaves in Early Spring Just like other pollinators, fireflies and their larvae also use fallen leaf litter as sheltering spots in spring.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
Definition of sheltering
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
Definition of tenting
Verb
  • The city already refers those found sleeping or camping outside to area services, such as emergency housing, case management and food assistance.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • More states are passing anti-camping laws Williams was one of two people arrested in the park on June 28 and charged under Tennessee's no-camping law — the only one in the country to make sleeping on public property a felony.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of camping
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  • Esquire is one of only a handful of theaters housing the Grand Theatre projector that can roll through the film.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • The interior resembles a personal library, with shelves housing the brand’s chains, Foundation collection and 10 tenets alongside rows of books.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of housing
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  • What amazing power and authority are imparted to us by divine Mind, bestowing the understanding that we are composed of and express the divine energies of God, Love.
    — Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • In order to create differentiated content, your marketing team should focus on bestowing the agent with access to unique, differentiated insights about your product, market and customer.
    — Thenuka Karunaratne, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of bestowing
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