sods 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of sod
as in homes
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship a sentimental journey back to the old sod

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noun (2)

plural of sod, chiefly British
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

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  1. homes
  2. jerks
  3. countries
  4. dogs
  5. homelands
  6. clowns
Noun
  • Tearing down existing homes on land that is more than 6,000 square feet of the property and constructing multi-family units would produce a financial gap that makes the construction infeasible, according to the study.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Require resource management plans for water and power before construction, prohibit sites near homes, and coordinate plans with local governments.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of homes
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Organizers expect more than 5,000 content players from Asia and further afield, representing 60 countries and regions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • However, not all of those weapons came from American military stockpiles; some were manufactured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or provided by European countries.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • But using dogs to investigate crimes wasn’t widely adopted until the mid ‘80s, Gould said.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The study found that larger dogs lose 35% more LINE1 methylation than smaller dogs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians count the site among their ancestral homelands.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Many turned to places with small but established communities of immigrants from their homelands.
    — Will Jarrett, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of homelands
Noun
  • His high-fashion clowns, bears and other quirks always deliver.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The gasoline shortage has become such a feature of daily life that even clowns at Moscow’s circus have cracked jokes about it.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of clowns
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