as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the idea that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon is pure bunk
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
bunked the guest in the spare room
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Recent Examples of bunk
Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In a statement, ICE said staff found Ramos-Solano unresponsive in his bunk and immediately initiated life-saving measures, including CPR, while calling emergency services.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
At the other end of camp loomed a gigantic khaki military tent, which Watson and Herrington had erected the previous day so that the team’s children could bunk together.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano was found unresponsive on his bunk at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Wednesday, March 25, and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, ICE said in a statement.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In a statement, ICE said staff found Ramos-Solano unresponsive in his bunk and immediately initiated life-saving measures, including CPR, while calling emergency services.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Twenty-six cities, towns and villages along the route are official Ice Age Trail Communities where hikers can source information on weather and trail conditions, grab a hit meal, bunk down for the night, or simply rest up for the next section.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
At the other end of camp loomed a gigantic khaki military tent, which Watson and Herrington had erected the previous day so that the team’s children could bunk together.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunk
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Altman housed OpenAI in Y Combinator’s nonprofit arm, framing it as an internal philanthropic project.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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My favorite corner housed the freestanding soaking tub, where Blue Lagoon bath salts sit on a side table for easy access.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Poe, an architectural designer, roomed with McNally’s son Harry in the early aughts, and he was taken with the classic claw-foot tub the family had in their Thompson Street home.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Apr. 2026
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That leaves room for air in the atmosphere above to subside down to the surface.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Plans call for building a facility that can accommodate 350 people, with emergency shelter beds, sleeping cabins, and parking spaces for people who sleep in their vehicles.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The market can accommodate pretty much any Italian food craving, offering everything from antipasto to Zeppole di San Giuseppe (a seasonal specialty dessert).—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The complaints can be lodged by a fellow police officer or a member of the public from just about anywhere in the country.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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The site will shelter up to 275 people in sleeping cabins and in their vehicles, and provide weather respite for 75, in North Highlands.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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For hours before the rescue mission, A-10s and B-1 bombers had been pounding Iranian targets, including one bunker with 50 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders in it, and another bunker sheltering an IRGC commander, the sources said.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Norway and roof rats have existed outside state code for the simple reason that they weren’t known to be in the state.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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In overtime with time winding down, Holloway picked up a loose puck to the left of the Sharks’ net, skated toward the crease in front of a trailing Celebrini, and beat goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, roofing a backhand shot to send San Jose to its sixth straight loss (0-5-1).—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Bunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunk. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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