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the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life
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Recent Examples of homelands
That means many people from both countries will have to leave the United States and possibly return to homelands where their lives are in danger.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
But Indigenous peoples who had lived in these lands for thousands of years were determined to assert their sovereignty and retain their homelands.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent examples of tribes returning to care for their homelands, sometimes for the first time in well over a century, give Thompson — the Natural Resources Agency’s first deputy secretary for tribal affairs — hope for the future.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Many top-flight European soccer leagues maintain roster limits for players with non-EU passports, prompting some talented players from the Americas to claim passports from their ancestors’ homelands.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Following the war, many Oneida and Mohican people were displaced from their homelands and resettled in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Those two have been in their homelands of England and France respectively this week, working on their recovery from hamstring and knee injuries with specialists from their countries under the supervision of the club’s medical services.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Kewevikapaya or Southeastern Yavapai's homelands east of what is now Phoenix were dominated by Wekopa, or Four Peaks.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
But Indigenous peoples who had lived in these lands for thousands of years were determined to assert their sovereignty and retain their homelands.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent examples of tribes returning to care for their homelands, sometimes for the first time in well over a century, give Thompson — the Natural Resources Agency’s first deputy secretary for tribal affairs — hope for the future.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Many top-flight European soccer leagues maintain roster limits for players with non-EU passports, prompting some talented players from the Americas to claim passports from their ancestors’ homelands.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Following the war, many Oneida and Mohican people were displaced from their homelands and resettled in Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Those two have been in their homelands of England and France respectively this week, working on their recovery from hamstring and knee injuries with specialists from their countries under the supervision of the club’s medical services.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Cambodia, like neighboring Thailand, has benefited from a trend in recent decades involving the repatriation of art and archaeological treasures taken from their homelands.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Kewevikapaya or Southeastern Yavapai's homelands east of what is now Phoenix were dominated by Wekopa, or Four Peaks.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homelands
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Damage to homes, two deaths, injuries and widespread power outages were reported in Runaway Bay and Springtown on Saturday night as a round of severe storms passed through North Texas, officials said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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Residents also have a right to demand an in-person inspection of the interior of their homes before a final value is set, according to the report.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many of the Gulf countries now view Washington as prioritizing Israel’s interests over their own.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Homelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homelands. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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