hutch

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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank

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as in cage
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals the owner took the rabbit out of the hutch so the children could pet it

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Recent Examples of hutch The article cautioned those with small pets as foxes can get into hutches and grab small dogs or cats. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 The hutch’s walls are enclosed with sturdy wire grids that keep your cats safely inside (and other critters out), while allowing fresh air to flow freely and offering an unobstructed view. Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 June 2025 Searches on Houzz for vintage bathroom vanities spiked 4 times year-over-year, and searches for China cabinets and hutches increased nearly 3 times. Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Serving the Meal on Your Fine China The plates holding court in your antique hutch would love to see action every once in a while. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hutch
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Noun
  • Its current form—a dream of ultra-luxury now reclaimed by the jungle, having lost out to a community of beach huts—struck me as an apt metaphor for Itacaré.
    David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The hostel also offers access to ice fishing in huts on the Saguenay Fjord, plus an onsite café that regularly features live music.
    Outside, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For two years now, figures from Israeli cabinet ministers to the US President have openly called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The dining room, a warm and convivial space anchored by a communal table, sits opposite a cabinet filled with cookbooks, ceramics decorated with croissant patterns and more leather goods.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • This thinking also came out in the cage match between Jordan and Marie, which was positioned as punishment for Jordan speaking out during the rally.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Having lived her life in a cage, Beverly initially struggled to walk far—managing only a few steps before sitting down.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, your tools sit in cupboards and drawers waiting for a dinner party that never happens.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Learn ways to protect your flock this fall as migrating waterfowl raise the risk of deadly avian influenza entering your coop.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Always wash or sanitize your hands before and after handling your birds or moving them between coops.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All of us piled into one wooden shack that was built as an outpost.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Alice Mabel Gray, aka Diana of the Dunes, lived by herself in a shack for almost a decade in the early 1900s in the area that is now the national park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My closet is filled with wardrobe staples that can be mixed and matched to create outfits with little effort.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Label them appropriately and organize them in a convenient place for you and your pet, such as on a shelf in the mudroom or coat closet.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025

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“Hutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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