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Recent Examples of homely Her new homely passageway features a doormat, letterbox, a wreath made up of leaves and a plant. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Ford’s shrewd boss, Robert McNamara, was ready to kill the nameplate altogether, facing another homely redesign approved for 1961. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 There is no fruit more poetic than the homely apple: Horticulturally, an apple is a kind of pome. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Here too, a bench with drawers (like the one seen here from Reform) provides a practical and homely solution. 7. Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homely
Adjective
  • Confirmation bias rears its ugly head, and the person convinces themselves that AI sentience is at hand.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • In ‘24, Hoover and the offense were a mess through the first six games, which included a rash of turnovers and ugly home defeats to Houston and Central Florida.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
  • His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.
    SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • Luthor combats Superman through a combination of science and technology — injecting nanobot GPS trackers into Superman’s bloodstream — using methods that recall the hideous Covid manipulation.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 July 2025
  • The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.
    Alice Bolin June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • In it, guests will venture into Art the Clown’s Funhouse, which first appeared in Terrifier 2, encountering Art’s grotesque kills from the franchise, gleefully displayed for all to see.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • After all, these rich, beautiful people couldn't possibly see past Dee's uncontrollable urge to panic-gag and Charlie's uncontrollable desire to shove grotesque amounts of cheese in his mouth, right?
    Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are a few family members who only wear olive, mustard, khaki, black and other dull colors; clunky, unattractive shoes; and few accessories.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • As shown, the new stadium is simple, unimposing and not unattractive.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

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“Homely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homely. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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