barrack

verb

Definition of barracknext
1
as in to target

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2
as in to room

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Recent Examples of barrack Villa’s supporters revelled in his struggles as the game went on, booing and barracking. — Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Simone studied Sanskrit, did social outreach with Indo-Chinese factory workers barracked in a prison, and joined a Resistance network. — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 For New Yorkers barracked in our houses and apartments, or doctors and nurses scrambling for face masks, beseeching a saint to end an epidemic may not sound sufficient. — Jason Farago, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020 Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday. — CBS News, 10 July 2017 The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future. — Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrack
  1. target
  2. room
  3. needle
  4. camp
  5. rag
  6. roof
  7. taunt
  8. bunk
Verb
  • The Luce Wand combines red and blue light therapy, microcurrent, warming therapy and vibration to help tone, lift and target blemishes with consistent use.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Former attorneys in the division said the desire to target California was obvious to them.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of target
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  • Enticknap said those areas enable the large sea mammals room to feed and regrow their populations.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This leaves room to raise marginal tax rates on high earners by perhaps 6 to 12 percentage points.
    — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of room
Verb
  • Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines.
    — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • Paint to paper, needle to thread—like couture, fashion illustration is a discipline of the hand.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2026
Definition of needle
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  • More states are passing anti-camping laws Williams was one of two people arrested in the park on June 28 and charged under Tennessee's no-camping law — the only one in the country to make sleeping on public property a felony.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Baby turtles take approximately 50 to 60 days to hatch, and when a nest is anticipated to emerge, Williford and her team camp out overnight to ensure the crawls are safe and successful.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of camp
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  • With visceral immediacy, O’Farrell channels the terror of arriving in a strange land, ragged and famished, without family, friends, or funds.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2026
  • Seven years ago, Lyon ran Barcelona ragged in their first women’s Champions League final, consigning them to a 4-1 defeat.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Definition of rag
Verb
  • Some build nests underground in grassy areas or dense vegetation, while others look for openings in trees, wall voids, eaves, and roof overhangs, says Jim McHale, president of JP McHale Pest Management.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • During the Thursday stop, Abbott called for a roof fortification grant program, comparing the plan to roof-safeguarding programs that have been established in other states.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of roof
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  • Pfister taunted them as his wife ridiculed them for trying to cover their windows.
    — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Cooper also testified that members of the attacking group taunted Drakeo during the confrontation.
    — Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of taunt
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  • Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Though Biggs is making the upgrade from tween to teen room, the content creator is still bunking with her younger sister, Aleia.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of bunk

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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrack. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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