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homecoming

[hohm-kuhm-ing] / ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ /




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You’ve been selling out arenas like the Forum, Madison Square Garden, the O2 Arena in London, and now you’re doing six shows at the Dolby Theatre, which must feel like an incredible homecoming for you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For Thomas, in particular, Saturday represents not only a return to his former school, but also a homecoming for the Oakland native.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jones said filming the project, which wrapped earlier this year, had been "an emotional and spiritual homecoming".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Celyn Jones said it was like a "homecoming" and a "culture moment" taking part in the film adaptation of the Dylan Thomas short story.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

"I know. That's why the plan works. We all go to homecoming together. She figures out you don't like her, she's miserable, and guess who's standing right there, asking her to slow dance?"

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

All were embarking on the hardest of homecomings, beginning all over again - with almost nothing.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

Her homecomings once brought the comfort of movie nights and card games, but this year was different.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Ben awoke and heard the unsteady voice of his father raised in a song that in the history of late-night homecomings was a traditional chant of warning.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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