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also homy
as in homely
chiefly US
comfortable or familiar like home
a homey restaurant with a warm fireplace a homey atmosphere
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Recent Examples of homey
Saving a Dive Bar: When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.
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Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Rooms are designed to be as homey as possible, with medical gear hidden away and seascapes by a local artist hanging on the wall.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
When the cool mountain nights or damp coastal mornings settle in, the right comforter becomes a crucial part of that homey equation.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
The curved edges give it a soft, homey feel, and the spindle details along the headboard add an antique-look.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Ye Fan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Rooms are designed to be as homey as possible, with medical gear hidden away and seascapes by a local artist hanging on the wall.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
When the cool mountain nights or damp coastal mornings settle in, the right comforter becomes a crucial part of that homey equation.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
The curved edges give it a soft, homey feel, and the spindle details along the headboard add an antique-look.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homey
Adjective
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Ford’s shrewd boss, Robert McNamara, was ready to kill the nameplate altogether, facing another homely redesign approved for 1961.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here too, a bench with drawers (like the one seen here from Reform) provides a practical and homely solution.—
Katharina Schwarze,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s deep emotion and vulnerability in Blanchett’s work, with its performance counteracting the New Boy’s calm and comfortable otherness with an almost overbearing dedication to care.—
Ella Kemp,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Infantino Flip 4-in-1 Convertible Baby Carrier Over 10,000 Amazon shoppers bought the Infantino Flip baby carrier last month, which is ergonomically designed to keep both parent and baby comfortable.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But overall, this affordable bed frame offers a good mix of pleasant aesthetics and practical storage solutions.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
15 May 2025
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If busier weekends someday mean parking an extra block away, that will be a pleasant problem to solve.—
Belal Aftab,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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There must be a penalty until the campus is shown to be hospitable to Jewish students.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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But the intended fix, local homelike centers, hasn't filled the void.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Lutheran Home was founded in 1892 by a Lutheran pastor who wanted to create a homelike setting for older adults.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Homey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homey. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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