homes

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place where a human lives n.
birthplace, environment n.

NOUN

place where a human lives

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment cabin condo condominium cottage dormitory dwelling farm hospital house hut mansion palace place residence resort shelter trailer

STRONG

abode address asylum bungalow castle cave co-op diggings digs domicile dump fireside flat habitation hangout haunt hearth hideout homestead joint manor nest orphanage pad roof roost shanty turf villa

WEAK

boarding house commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate living quarters parking place rooming house where the hat is

Antonyms

WEAK

office

NOUN

birthplace, environment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

country family farm hometown household land neighborhood site

STRONG

abode element fireside habitat habitation haunt haven hearth hills homeland homestead locality range roof soil territory

WEAK

camping ground home ground neck of the woods stamping ground stomping ground

Antonyms

WEAK

office

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homes

Vacant homes breed more vacant homes nearby, and going one by one, the city couldn’t keep up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, he added, villages have been cut off from aid and displaced people whose homes were damaged or destroyed have been forced to seek higher ground, as hundreds of aftershocks continue to rattle the island.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nearly 27,000 homes were destroyed, and many survivors have nowhere to go.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Department of Energy and is expected to generate enough energy to power seven million homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

All over the country, Americans were crowded around television sets in homes, in bars, in department stores.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin