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Recent Examples of homebuilt
The crash is the second to involve a small, homebuilt plane in recent weeks in the Bay Area.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
In a post to social media, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cozy MK IV, which is a homebuilt single-engine plane with a rear-propeller design, seating up to four people.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
In a post to social media, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Cozy MK IV, which is a homebuilt single-engine plane with a rear-propeller design, seating up to four people.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homebuilt
Adjective
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The nephew was not present when a group of his friends lobbed homemade explosives toward a barn full of teens and burned it to the ground in minutes.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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The practice of having travelers toss their shoes in a bin to be screened was established in 2006 after an incident in December 2001 when, months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a British man boarded a flight with homemade bombs hidden within his shoes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Never do yard work or other manual labor in flip-flops or sandals.2 8.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The aim is not to diminish manual work but to consolidate data in a secure location.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In Settings, users can choose from among hundreds of homespun labelling tools that flag or block certain posts in their feeds.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Homebuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homebuilt. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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