HOMED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

homed

verb

past tense of home

as in housed

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The Foscarini Signature Suite (which housed the Doge) is approximately 966 square feet and also offers Grand Canal views.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of housed

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The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
To make potty training less stressful for everyone, choose a time when your little one is safely ensconced in the steady rhythm of routine and you’re relaxed and able to devote your attention to the task at hand.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ensconced

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Adebo could still push Banks, while Phillips has secured the slot job.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
As with the Pattern One, the grip ended in a round top nut, which secured the rat-tail tang to the grip, though the fitting was now done by cutting off the tang to length and cutting in the screw to take the nut.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

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The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats, and two of the rest held usually by left-leaning Lower Saxony state politicians, where VW is domiciled.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Black people who were enslaved were undoubtedly domiciled here, but the same is not true of temporary visitors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of domiciled

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Despite surgery, however, the bullet lodged inside his abdomen was not found, and his condition suddenly deteriorated.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Castro is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lodged

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The evidence suggests that back then a thicker, ancient atmosphere sheltered flowing streams and sparkling lakes.

— Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
The space station has had a leak on the Russian side for several years, and astronauts recently and briefly sheltered in a Crew Dragon during discussions of a fix.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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