homebuilt

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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. 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
  • Police allege Balmer broke into the southern wing of the residence, entering a room often used to entertain crowds and display art, and set a fire using a homemade incendiary device.
    Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • A bit sweet from sugar, a bit acidic from vinegar, a bit spicy from hot sauce, and rounded out with neutral oil, this homemade vinaigrette recipe is the perfect all-purpose salad dressing.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • According to experts, innovations like this are meant to tip the scales, even though robotic handling is still expensive and less flexible than manual labor in some situations.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The object contains a manual mechanical movement and can be fitted, on demand, with a carillon.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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