homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 
1
: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area
homegrown vegetables
homegrown films
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular area
the festival will feature homegrown artists
Examples of homegrown in a Sentence
The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
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The anniversary series will also feature artists who launched their career at the Rebel Lounge including Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra on May 22, homegrown emo night event EmoNightPhx on May 3rd and Phoenix’s long running hip hop and dance showcase Blunt Club set for May 23.
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Dave Brooks, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Nor can Europe simply try to substitute homegrown capabilities for U.S. ones where there are obvious shortcomings.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
While attention focuses on how homegrown titles increasingly outpace Western films through cultural pride and technological advancement, another formidable force drives this shift: web novels and their extraordinarily successful authors.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Not all legacy or homegrown solutions will move easily or run naturally in the cloud or be able to take advantage of the extra computational power that a cloud environment offers.
—Andrew Beatty, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Dave Brooks, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
Nor can Europe simply try to substitute homegrown capabilities for U.S. ones where there are obvious shortcomings.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
While attention focuses on how homegrown titles increasingly outpace Western films through cultural pride and technological advancement, another formidable force drives this shift: web novels and their extraordinarily successful authors.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Not all legacy or homegrown solutions will move easily or run naturally in the cloud or be able to take advantage of the extra computational power that a cloud environment offers.
—Andrew Beatty, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn
1
: grown or made at home or nearby
homegrown vegetables
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular place
homegrown artists
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