homecoming
noun
a return to one's home; arrival at home.
homecomings
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pluralof homecoming.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Twenty captives were crossing over Israel’s border to jubilant homecomings, but Bipin wasn’t among them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
In both cases, the releases were true homecomings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
The Wildcats faced four opposing homecomings this season, dropping decisions at Alabama A&M, Tennessee State and Prairie View A&M while spoiling Mississippi Valley State’s homecoming two weeks ago.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
For three school years, the pandemic brought masks, remote learning, canceled homecomings, sky-high absences, and, finally, death, when Ms. Smith, a beloved school secretary, succumbed to the disease.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
He wrote letters from New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago full of promises of homecomings, but there was obviously something wrong.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
