HOMING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

homing

verb

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

Definition of roosting

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Jolie points to clinical testing of its showerhead, reporting that 81% of study participants experienced reduced hair shedding.

— Karin Eldor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Who answers questions in month three, when shedding is at its most alarming and the result is still months away?

— Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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Economists who spoke to ABC News described tax cuts as a potential way to ease affordability woes by sheltering some of an individual's income from taxes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
The other half of the floor is then an empty vestibule for sheltering all kinds of gear and luggage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

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Three summers ago, over Father’s Day weekend, my family and I went camping in the Lincoln National Forest, just a few hours drive north of our home in El Paso, Texas.

— Cengiz Yar, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2026
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

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Ugreen says this capability adds the option for enterprise-class endurance and sustained write performance in the main storage bay, which would be beneficial for housing active project files, virtual machine storage, or databases.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
The area was home to four base camps, housing the teams from Argentina, Netherlands, England and Algeria (in Lawrence).

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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The consequences of this coincidence will arrive at the end of the episode when Theo and others show up in Mordor only to discover that Sauron (a) has a Ring to share but (b) is only interested in bestowing it upon one of them.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
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

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