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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 hometowns
From the auroras above Yellowknife to the desert skies over Moab, travelers are booking trips specifically to see the Milky Way, meteor showers, eclipses and the constellations their hometowns no longer reveal.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Viewers who might never leave their hometowns were transported to the Himalayas, the Amazon and the unexplored forests of Papua New Guinea.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Journalists in all departments of the newsroom contributed to the effort, including several who worked as their homes and hometowns were in jeopardy.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Tied for third with a score of 66 were Brandon Kowalczyk and James Gedvilas, whose hometowns were unavailable, and Phillip Morton and Brayden Morton, both of Aurora.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Over 50,000 service members and counting are deployed, hailing from dozens of duty stations and thousands of hometowns.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The plan is to try to hit as many hometowns as possible.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Around her, other contestants do the same, each walking in attire connected to their own hometowns and histories, transforming the Miss Mexico Detroit pageant into a space where culture, identity and belonging take center stage.
—David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Viewers who might never leave their hometowns were transported to the Himalayas, the Amazon and the unexplored forests of Papua New Guinea.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Journalists in all departments of the newsroom contributed to the effort, including several who worked as their homes and hometowns were in jeopardy.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Tied for third with a score of 66 were Brandon Kowalczyk and James Gedvilas, whose hometowns were unavailable, and Phillip Morton and Brayden Morton, both of Aurora.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
As soon as Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers, Torrance officially became friendship cities with the players' hometowns, Oshu and Bizen, in Japan.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
Over 50,000 service members and counting are deployed, hailing from dozens of duty stations and thousands of hometowns.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The plan is to try to hit as many hometowns as possible.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Around her, other contestants do the same, each walking in attire connected to their own hometowns and histories, transforming the Miss Mexico Detroit pageant into a space where culture, identity and belonging take center stage.
—David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hometowns
countries
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Additionally, a study of 39 participant groups in 15 countries showed that people experience the same rhythm differently depending on the culture in which they’ve been immersed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Of the 51 countries that have earned Blue Flag designations this year, only a few are in Asia.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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“Hometowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hometowns. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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