as in manual
made in the home and not in a factory, store, etc.
He makes a fantastic homemade bread.
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Recent Examples of homemade
The homemade print-out, complete with fake registration tags, was spotted by an officer in the commercial operations unit, the Golden Gate CHP office said in a Monday post to Facebook.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Mix up a batch of homemade bath salts A jar of homemade bath salts is simple to make and looks like something from a spa counter.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Fresh Spearmint Ice Cream For a sweet finish to a fun day, go with homemade ice cream.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
With the turnable removed, start at the ceiling of your microwave on the inside and wipe down all walls with your store-bought or homemade cleaner.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Mix up a batch of homemade bath salts A jar of homemade bath salts is simple to make and looks like something from a spa counter.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Fresh Spearmint Ice Cream For a sweet finish to a fun day, go with homemade ice cream.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
With the turnable removed, start at the ceiling of your microwave on the inside and wipe down all walls with your store-bought or homemade cleaner.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for homemade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemade
Adjective
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While incentives represent one of the largest commercial investments manufacturers make in this market, they are managed through a patchwork of enterprise software, spreadsheets, and manual reconciliation processes.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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To that end, guests arriving by taxi (or with their own cars) are met at the hotel’s parking lot by a staffer with a tiny manual car who will then zoom through the medieval city gates to deposit you at the hotel’s front door.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Essentials offers fabrics with raw, homespun character.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That year's pages showcased Richard Sears' talent for homespun, conversational copywriting in listings for watches, jewelry, saddles, carriages, musical instruments, revolvers and sporting goods interspersed with quality guarantees and customer testimonials.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemade. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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