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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 bungalows
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
For a more upscale option, guests at Casa San Agustin and Casa Pestagua can visit the properties' private beach club, Acasí, complete with sparkling pool and waterfront dining, and even spend the night at one of its six beachside bungalows.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Accessibility There are four ADA accessible rooms, including two overwater bungalows with lagoon views and two beach bungalows with plunge pools.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Cottages and bungalows once were a fixture of La Jolla architecture.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Vaccination faces additional challenges in a century-old Sarasota County neighborhood of low-slung bungalows called Pinecraft, home to about 3,000 Mennonites — and double that number when Amish snowbirds arrive in the winter.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The one-mile stroll to the water is through a diverse residential area with homes from old bungalows to modern structures.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Rounding out the global top five is Bora Bora in French Polynesia, an island paradise known for overwater bungalows and turquoise lagoons.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
For a more upscale option, guests at Casa San Agustin and Casa Pestagua can visit the properties' private beach club, Acasí, complete with sparkling pool and waterfront dining, and even spend the night at one of its six beachside bungalows.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
Accessibility There are four ADA accessible rooms, including two overwater bungalows with lagoon views and two beach bungalows with plunge pools.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Cottages and bungalows once were a fixture of La Jolla architecture.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Vaccination faces additional challenges in a century-old Sarasota County neighborhood of low-slung bungalows called Pinecraft, home to about 3,000 Mennonites — and double that number when Amish snowbirds arrive in the winter.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
The one-mile stroll to the water is through a diverse residential area with homes from old bungalows to modern structures.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Rounding out the global top five is Bora Bora in French Polynesia, an island paradise known for overwater bungalows and turquoise lagoons.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset, a cozy oceanfront neighborhood with rows of pastel bungalows, hundreds of people enjoyed a stretch of the iconic coastal road known as the Great Highway.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungalows
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Video footage showed the sea sweeping through holiday cottages at Ada Bojana in southern Montenegro during a storm.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Verdant hillsides dotted with colorful cottages and colonial-era fortresses reveal a vibrant city life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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All cabins also get pest control treatment during routine maintenance.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Known for its Gilded Age mansions, deep maritime roots, and rugged Atlantic shoreline, Newport has long been one of New England’s signature coastal escapes.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Bungalows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungalows. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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