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
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  • 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
Verb
  • From shedding leaves, bark, berries, seeds, and sap year-round to causing your sidewalks and driveway to lift and shift, not all trees are suited for yards.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Poodles are considered to be low-shedding dogs, in their toy, miniature and standard sizes.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of shedding
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  • Instead of securing to the truck frame outside the pickup bed like traditional Alaskan slide-in campers, the HS 640 leaves enough space to secure to the truck bed tie-down points, delivering a cleaner look.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • The bottlenecks are shifting from sheer computing power to securing supply of high-bandwidth memory chips that support rapid data transfer, according to the report.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of securing
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  • Some festivalgoers were sheltering under a museum overhang tonight, singing patriotic tunes as rain began falling.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • After more than an hour sheltering from the rain in the Ronald Reagan Building, Nadine Szewczyk, 67, decided to head back to her hotel.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of sheltering
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  • 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
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Wimbledon leaves a small batch of tickets available for same-day purchase and fans begin lining up and camping out the evening before in Wimbledon Park to get them each day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of camping
Verb
  • The second and third stories are open to visitors, while the first floor housing the gift shop remains closed.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • The title became Kate’s as King Charles named his eldest son Prince William as the Prince of Wales, bestowing William, 44, with the traditional title for the male heir to the throne and the one King Charles, 77, had carried for most of his life.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • His restaurant has been a proving ground for talented chefs (alums are spread across the industry including one of them now running one of America’s best pizzerias) and a beacon of sustainability in fine dining (hence Michelin bestowing the restaurant with a Green Star as well).
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of bestowing
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