home
noun
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
homed
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past participleof home.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof home.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
homenouna house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
Example Sentences
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The trial court judge homed in on one factor: Anderson typically spent 5½ months a year from May to mid-October in Greenwich, and 3½ months from November through mid-February in Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
A social media-led boycott has homed in on Lifetouch, the photography company hired by thousands of U.S. schools each year to take portraits of students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
According to Shelter Cymru, that demand is fuelled through 94,000 households waiting to be homed, which is why the Chartered institute of Housing's Matt Dicks calls it a "deepening housing emergency".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
UT-Austin did not respond or make any changes when Harrison first homed in on the event in March, posting images of booklets and resources he saw on campus that mentioned transgender people.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
Torches flickered atop its ramparts, and the homed moon danced upon the dark waters of its moat.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
