Definition of cabinnext
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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a small cabin that hikers along the Appalachian Trail use for overnight stays

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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use kept a cabin in the mountains for vacations during skiing season

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Recent Examples of cabin Woods had moved out to a cabin in Wimberley, a remote area in Texas with a population of 2,800 people. Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods. Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 All cabins have ocean views, and most are Veranda Suites with balconies. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Pilots were grounded, and cabin crew had far fewer flights to operate. Kevin Chan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cabin
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Noun
  • Yaga reimagines the witch, who is known to live in a hut on chicken legs and potentially is a murderous seductress or powerful enchantress, depending on the author of the tale.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The plague took his wife and children, and all that remains is a hut, the animal that shares it through the winter for warmth, and the daily toll of survival.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carry the literary atmosphere beyond the cottage with visits to the homes of some of the country’s most famous writers, including Edith Wharton’s The Mount and Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.
    Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Republicans were able to secure multiple policy wins during that episode, despite only controlling one chamber of Congress.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Nathan Howard/Reuters Lawmakers from both chambers return to Washington this week for the final legislative push before the November midterm elections, the first time since July 23 that both chambers will be in Washington.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Delane injured his shoulder while being tackled on the interception, an ailment that cost him time in training camp.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Researchers have proposed that ongoing or intermittent viral replication within sensory neurons is likely continuing to damage or kill these cells months after the virus reactivates.
    Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That study measured a different protein, one found on inflammatory cells.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Beach shack Walker d’ Plank feels especially authentic and fun for a luxury hotel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After, she was ostracized by her own community and lived the rest of her life isolated in a shack in the woods.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • The inspector also saw a roach couple crawling under the three-compartment sink.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Let the Tray Tell a Story Rather than filling every compartment randomly, think of your tray as a visual scrapbook.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • Before all that, Rise riders queue past dozens of stormtroopers in a large hangar bay.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Patient beds lined every possible area, with a full circle of beds surrounding the staff workstations in the center of the bay.
    Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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