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noun (1)

plural of sod
as in homes
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship a sentimental journey back to the old sod

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noun (2)

plural of sod, chiefly British
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

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  1. homes
  2. jerks
  3. countries
  4. dogs
  5. homelands
  6. clowns
Noun
  • Charlie Fox, a 56-year-old San Clemente resident and marine meteorologist, said sand provides a critical buffer between whatever structures — train tracks, homes, lifeguard headquarters — are built along the coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of homes
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received, on average, three to eight times more government support than firms in OECD countries.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Canada dials up trade diversification efforts As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Falling behind Gavin Kenneally, whose company makes industrial and military robot dogs, is working to find a new source of rare earth metals, of which China has nearly a global monopoly.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff’s cadaver dogs, deputies with shovels and a backhoe were seen at work.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians count the site among their ancestral homelands.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Many turned to places with small but established communities of immigrants from their homelands.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of homelands
Noun
  • Because some of them are showing up to the game looking like clowns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The excessiveness of Ken Russell, Joe Coleman, Tasha Tudor, clowns, migraines, Priscilla Presley, and the Winchester Mystery House.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of clowns
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“Sods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sods. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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