home
noun
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
have homed
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present perfectof home.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have homed in on whether the two survivors in the Sept. 2 attack should have been deemed out of action—and therefore no longer legitimate military targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Observers have homed in on the fact that General Li and Mr Qin, who were not just ministers but also occupied more elevated positions as State Councillors, were favoured by Mr Xi.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
But researchers have homed in on another potential driver of resistance: antidepressants.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2023
Republicans have homed in on similar congressional districts that supported Biden in states that include Oregon, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Had it been transmitting then, the autopilot would simply have homed on it.
From Pushbutton War by Schoenherr, John
