Astronauts came home.

Meaning: The astronauts returned to their home after the space mission.

Choice of Words: "Astronauts" are people who travel in space. "Came" is the past tense of the verb "come", which means to arrive at a place. "Home" is the place where one lives permanently.

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Astronauts returned home.

Meaning: This means that the astronauts have come back to Earth after being in space.

Choice of Words: Astronauts are people who travel to space and explore the universe. Returned means to come back to a place after being away. Home is the place where someone lives. When you put them together, "Astronauts returned home" means that the astronauts came back to the place where they live after being in space.

The astronauts came back to their homes.

Meaning: This means that the astronauts have come back to the places where they live after being in space.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of astronauts. Came means to arrive at a place. Back means to return to a place after being away. To is used to indicate the direction or destination. Their is used to indicate that the homes belong to the astronauts. Homes is the plural form of home, which means the place where someone lives. When you put them together, "The astronauts came back to their homes" means that the astronauts returned to the places where they live after being in space.

The astronauts have arrived at their residences.

Meaning: This means that the astronauts have come back to the places where they live after being in space.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of astronauts. Have is used to indicate that the astronauts have completed the action of arriving. Arrived means to reach a place after traveling. At is used to indicate the location or destination. Their is used to indicate that the residences belong to the astronauts. Residences is the plural form of residence, which means the place where someone lives. When you put them together, "The astronauts have arrived at their residences" means that the astronauts have reached the places where they live after being in space.

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