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a building or group of buildings typically used to house soldiers
The soldier was moved to a different barracks. He was confined to barracks for insubordination.
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Recent Examples of barracks
Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Beirut barracks bombings In one of the defining moments of the 1980s, 241 American marines and sailors were killed when their barracks in Beirut were blown up by truck bombs.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the guys in his barracks called him Chuck, and the nickname stuck.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Beirut barracks bombings In one of the defining moments of the 1980s, 241 American marines and sailors were killed when their barracks in Beirut were blown up by truck bombs.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
Another is the location of the school — next to a base of the Revolutionary Guard in Hormozgan province and close to a barracks for its naval brigade.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the guys in his barracks called him Chuck, and the nickname stuck.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barracks
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Officers then entered the residence and discovered the suspect's brother, 22-year-old Tanner Ray Pierce, and Tanner Pierce's girlfriend, 21-year-old Nevaeh May Jaslynn Finch, in a bedroom, Goralski said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Vance’s chicken coop The vice president’s residence has added a new wing — for chickens.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Corning targets a 20% corporate operating margin target, and Weeks emphasized that the Solar segment will get there.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oceanview rooms with a terrace are worth the upgrade, with the floor-to-ceiling windows drawing in every shade of Caribbean blue.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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Furthermore, clinical skills are degrading at garrison hospitals.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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To bookend the experience, Kohler ultimately witnessed the surrender of a Japanese garrison in August 1945 after being deployed to the Marshall Islands Pacific campaign.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Newsom taunts Trump with multiple jabs as Florida redistricting fight ramps up.—
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FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Owen is a serial killer who, much like Zodiac, taunts the police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Still, for anyone who camps regularly, tailgates, or entertains outdoors, this cooler is worth the splurge.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
17 July 2025
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The third attack occurred on May 12 at a house that is owned by the prime minister.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The plane crashed into a house and exploded, killing 10 skydivers, the pilot and a man sitting on his back porch.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Decades before Pennywise torments the Loser's Club, members of the Maine Legion of White Decency, a white supremacist group, set fire to the Black Spot, a military speakeasy catering to Black patrons, with all of its revelers trapped inside.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Dec. 2025
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Then there is Anna’s little brother (Ryan Malgarini), who constantly teases and torments her, yet Mom sticks up for him.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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“Barracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barracks. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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