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plural tepees or teepees or tipis
: a conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially by Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
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Consider making a tepee or similar structure to conserve space and send the vining bean plants up a rope grid.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
And, yes, there’s a cute tepee in the corner.
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Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
How Marsden Hartley paved his way to abstraction with tepees and Native American symbols.
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Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
At the back of the peninsula, near a cluster of redwoods, stood a giant tepee, at least twenty feet high.
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Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
And, yes, there’s a cute tepee in the corner.
—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
How Marsden Hartley paved his way to abstraction with tepees and Native American symbols.
—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
At the back of the peninsula, near a cluster of redwoods, stood a giant tepee, at least twenty feet high.
—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Tepee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tepee. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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