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Recent Examples of hovel
An adventurous death trip that will magically drive them both from their hovel to the wild mountains and up to New York, from suffocating reality to absolute freedom.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovel
Noun
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In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The camp did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Frantic search efforts continue for 27 girls from a local Christian summer camp — Camp Mystic — who remain missing, as well as other missing individuals.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Fundy Trail Provincial Park dark-sky preserve: There are plans to add an RV park and cabins to the campground at this 6,323-acre (2,559 hectares) park with a scenic drive along the Bay of Fundy coast, hiking and biking trails, coastal lookouts, beaches and waterfalls.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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Around the same time, video obtained by CNN shows a cabin at the boys Camp La Junta floating away in the floodwaters.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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