HOMING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

homing

verb

present participle of home

as in roosting

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Verb

Though monarchs migrate alone, they are often seen huddled in trees roosting.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Their range spans northern Mexico to southern Canada, but northern Arizona is a hotspot — the bats have taken to roosting on the walls of the Grand Canyon.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of roosting

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But now tech giants like Microsoft, Meta and Google are turning to AI for a larger share of the code writing, and big employers like Amazon are shedding workers as spending on AI accelerates.

— Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The London gallery Ben Elwes Fine Art has been hard at work the past few years shedding light on the career of Alejandro Mario Yllanes, a Bolivian painter who studied under Diego Rivera and whose work has been overlooked until recently.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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The second one is in securing a very stable supply chain — that has been on our top of the list for the last couple of months, and that requires agility, a strength in systems and very strong partnerships.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Nature’s underground vaults Scaling hydrogen into a major energy source depends largely on securing viable, high-capacity storage sites.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of securing

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Critics are quick to argue that this is just another example of lowering expectations and sheltering students from potential failure.

— Matt Williams, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Pakistan frequently accuses the Taliban government in Kabul of sheltering TTP leaders and allowing militants to carry out cross-border attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheltering

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Starting first thing Sunday morning, the Fight Club actor’s fans had been camping out by the entrance to the María Cristina Hotel, where the movie stars attending the San Sebastián Film Festival are staying since the showcase kicked off on Friday.

— Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 20 Sep. 2026
For anyone hiking or camping far from a trailhead, that means treating a possible bat exposure as a reason to head out, not to wait and see.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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The high-rise residential building had been housing a large number of Palestinian families displaced by the war between Hamas and Israel.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The site now housing 111 employees is part of the bank’s plan for growth in the Charlotte region.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of housing

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After an initial incursion into Burgundy in July, the guide tackled Bordeaux on September 7, bestowing recognition upon 84 wineries at a ceremony at the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
There’s a lot of angst about college athletics right now, and the latest is over court cases that are bestowing eligibility on players who were just in NFL camps.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bestowing

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homing (in on)

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