Thesaurus results for HOMED (IN ON)

homed (in on)

verb

past tense of home (in on)

as in zeroed (in on)

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According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
It feels pointed at this point.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of pointed

Verb

This new technology is primarily aimed at large organizations such as customs agencies, alcohol producers and distributors, and food safety authorities.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
From the operator’s perspective, our node looked like any other regular residential endpoint serving customer traffic; from the inside, every attempt aimed to reach an ADB port through our node was captured.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s also the last-minute addition of NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind No Other Land.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of directed

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Maui could record up to 8 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said, but officials in the state are also focused on the storm’s impacts on the island of Kauai.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
This has been another summer of multiple key players being sold to help balance the books, with incomings focused on free agents and loans.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of focused

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The immediate reaction to the ruling among election officials largely centered on the looming Tuesday deadline, Zorich and Spencer said.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Born in a small town in Russia, Kozlova developed an international career centered on attention, feeling, and authenticity in business.

— Connie Etemadi, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of centered

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Grey had Jordan on the ropes again, picked her up and nailed her with her knee.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
After receiving the ball from an inbound pass with three seconds left in game 5, Jordan nailed the buzzer-beater while floating horizontally through the air near the free throw line.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of nailed

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Hence, retail traders will gain a cheaper and more precise way to speculate on crude, but production, consumption, inventories and geopolitics will remain the dominant forces setting prices.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Pairing rolled clothing with compression packing cubes, like this Bagail six-piece set with mesh panels to easily see what’s inside, can help keep outfits organized while creating extra room for souvenirs on the way home.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of set

Verb

This time, Graham came screaming out of the slot on the same blitz and leveled Mandal in the end zone.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Those charges are similar to the ones leveled against Minneapolis police officers accused in George Floyd’s killing and can carry hefty prison sentences.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of leveled

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