as in cottage
a house having one or one and a half stories and often a front porch
She bought a small bungalow just outside the city.
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Recent Examples of bungalow
One year after a firestorm ripped through Sue Decker’s neighborhood in the foothills of Altadena, California, her street is still a barren vista of empty lots and piles of dirt where tidy bungalows once stood.
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Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
He was reportedly ordered last month to pay back rent or vacate the three-bedroom bungalow in Los Angeles and his landlord sued him last week.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
He was granted prisoner-of-war status, housed in a separate bungalow away from other inmates and was allowed to wear his Panamanian military uniform and insignia in court, the AP reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
By early 1933, Cage and Sample had moved into the Palama, a bungalow court in Santa Monica.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
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Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
He was reportedly ordered last month to pay back rent or vacate the three-bedroom bungalow in Los Angeles and his landlord sued him last week.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
He was granted prisoner-of-war status, housed in a separate bungalow away from other inmates and was allowed to wear his Panamanian military uniform and insignia in court, the AP reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
By early 1933, Cage and Sample had moved into the Palama, a bungalow court in Santa Monica.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungalow
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The bill would exempt snack foods and corn masa flour made by, or supplied to, certain types of businesses including cottage food operations.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The real Chateau experience comes from the cottages and bungalows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Set beyond gates on nearly half an acre in the Amestoy Estates neighborhood, the modern farmhouse-style digs have been repainted a rich chocolate hue.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2026
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Colonial, mountain contemporary, and modern farmhouse homes are also popular.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Accessibility Nimmo Bay welcomes wheelchair users and guests with limited mobility—cabins and public spaces are accessible with staff support—but full independence can be challenging given the remote setting's rustic boardwalks, floating docks, and uneven natural terrain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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This hardware also underpins an integrated cabin-and-driving central domain control architecture, enabling far tighter coordination between infotainment, vehicle systems, and driver assistance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Conceived as a modern tropical mansion visible to drivers crossing the causeway that connects Miami Beach to Miami, the house stood out for its tall columns flanked by nearly transparent white curtains from ceiling to floor, opening panoramically to the pool and Biscayne Bay.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The architect was Nathaniel Goodfall, who was also the architect of the governor’s mansion.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Bungalow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungalow. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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