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the city or town where you were born or grew up
She returned to her hometown to stay after college.
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Recent Examples of hometown
For Mendonça, the film was a chance to return to his hometown of Recife, and paint a portrait of a city full of contrasts, using everything from historic movie theaters to popular waterfront parks in the sultry hours after sunset to tell a story that has already garnered four Oscar nods.
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
All the while, Lange dreamed of playing for his hometown Royals.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His ability to frame his own success as something everyone is capable of achieving and his philanthropic affection for his Fayetteville, North Carolina hometown have always been some of his strongest qualities.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
The museum put out a call out to Florida Panthers fans to contribute their memorabilia for a hometown display that also includes items shared by the team and on loan from the Huizenga Collection at History Fort Lauderdale.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
All the while, Lange dreamed of playing for his hometown Royals.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
His ability to frame his own success as something everyone is capable of achieving and his philanthropic affection for his Fayetteville, North Carolina hometown have always been some of his strongest qualities.
—Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2026
The museum put out a call out to Florida Panthers fans to contribute their memorabilia for a hometown display that also includes items shared by the team and on loan from the Huizenga Collection at History Fort Lauderdale.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometown
Noun
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According to internal administration documents reviewed by The Associated Press, there are 47 third-country agreements at various stages of negotiation.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, each of these three countries have sought to offer support to Cuba in recent days.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Google, which owns the smart home system Nest, is now assisting law enforcement in that investigation.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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In Spain's southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes as a result of the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed because of flooding and landslides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hometown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometown. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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