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Recent Examples of bunkhouse
Taylor Sheridan loves a crew — like the ranch hands and their bunkhouse in Yellowstone — but there’s not much reason to keep the rig workers around now that Cooper has his own stuff going on.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
Cottages spread across the property provide additional lounge and dining areas for overnight guests, while a bunkhouse can sleep up to 12 ranch hands or other staff.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The granary/bunkhouse alone — with its rare brick nogging construction — requires stabilization and rehabilitation estimated at $1 million.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Then, there's Dumbell Ranch, which has a main house, a bunkhouse, a mobile home for employees, several historic barns, and corrals, and even a few working shops.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
Cottages spread across the property provide additional lounge and dining areas for overnight guests, while a bunkhouse can sleep up to 12 ranch hands or other staff.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The granary/bunkhouse alone — with its rare brick nogging construction — requires stabilization and rehabilitation estimated at $1 million.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Then, there's Dumbell Ranch, which has a main house, a bunkhouse, a mobile home for employees, several historic barns, and corrals, and even a few working shops.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunkhouse
Noun
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The building later became a dormitory for The New School, until hotelier Sean MacPherson—the creative force behind the Ludlow Hotel and Hotel Chelsea—transformed it into a hotel once again in 2012.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The facility is expected to provide about 100 beds across cells and dormitory-like areas.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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They were allegedly seen in surveillance video hanging out in the dorm lobby when the woman returned to her dorm, then leaving and coming back, having switched clothing with each other.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant’s walls are jet black and covered in a dorm room-style collage of music posters.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The other five seasonal campgrounds are located further down the park road and is accessible via the shuttle service (private cars are not allowed).—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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The park also has a youth campground for organized groups.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Now hailed as one of the nation’s first true boutique hotels, the San José started life as a motor court and became a 1950s roadside motel before falling into disrepair in a bad part of town.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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This place was a motel room, perhaps 300 square feet, that Olivo, 35, shares with her partner, Michael Torres, and his three teenage kids.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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There have been whispers of paramilitary training camps in the mountains, but the sinister presence mostly lingered just below the surface.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Expect everything—including the rustic beach camps, fresh ocean-to-plate fish, and the ferry ride from the mainland to Bubaque—to take its sweet time here.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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Platter came from Basel, Switzerland, where his father ran a school, four boardinghouses, a farm, and a printing press.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Restaurant options include the classic Paesano; Henry’s Hi-Life, located in a former boardinghouse; and the Littlest Little Italy, which comprises several eateries and a wine shop.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Jan. 2026
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