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homecoming

[hohm-kuhm-ing] / ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ /




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It all makes for an interesting homecoming when the Brewers come to Dodger Stadium next week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Players pray as they always have: for protection from injury, from the embarrassment of a missed tackle or muffed punt, to impress their homecoming date or to attract the attention of scouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"It was amazing. It felt like homecoming," Meena, now a mother to three children, says.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

And while the return to Cal will not be a homecoming for Bhaghani, a San Diego native, the game is important to him too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Not to put you on the spot, but my mom’s been talking about making you a homecoming mum, and I wanted to make sure that wouldn’t be awkward or anything.”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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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