HOMING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

homing

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present participle of home

as in roosting

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With the construction of homes, stadiums and other buildings throughout the county, bats have adapted to roosting in spaces such as the eaves of homes or in crawl spaces, Curti said.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Though monarchs migrate alone, they are often seen huddled in trees roosting.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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In a state with some of the highest property taxes in the country, shedding these taxing bodies counts as low hanging fruit.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Oklahoma City is looking at a tax bill of $20 million this season even after shedding the contracts of Dort, Wiggins and Joe, but the fun is just beginning.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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The victory also adds another chapter to Lula's long political career, securing him a fourth, nonconsecutive presidential term.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
That collaboration sent their profile skyrocketing, driving monthly streams from a few thousand to 6 million, securing them an NPR Tiny Desk concert, and a spot as openers for Bad Bunny’s world tour.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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With a few exceptions, practices for base-camping teams weren’t open to fans, which could have altered their decision to remain in Kansas City.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Raman says that she is committed to ending homelessness, but the city has gone about it the wrong way and that no-camping zones just push the problem from one neighborhood to another.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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James was taken to the Miami Detention Center in Bunker Hill, Indiana, a maximum-security prison that had recently started housing up to 1,000 ICE detainees under a state-federal partnership.

— Ryan J. Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Data centers are key components in artificial intelligence infrastructure, housing the computing resources used to train AI models.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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After bestowing the jokey prize on actor Timothée Chalamet last year, Edwards announced that the coveted 2026 White Boy of the Year prize went to Justin Bieber.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
In that world, humans might retain (for a while) a desire to acknowledge the role of AI in those discoveries, even bestowing previously human-only awards upon the responsible AI agents.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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homing (in on)

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