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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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Recent Examples of cabin
Some stood on factory floors or stocked shelves at Target; others worked the airplane cabin aisle or settled into Wall Street cubicles.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The vehicle features a roomier cabin than a traditional car and accessibility features such as a flat floor and low step-in height.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The firm has focused its best efforts on the UI – in this case, the interior – and relegated the Luce’s exterior to little more than a vessel to hold the cabin with which the driver interacts.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Ship stands a whopping 171 feet (52 meters) tall, so the astronauts who fly on it to the moon will need a way to get from the vehicle's nose (where the cabin will be) down to the gray dirt.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The vehicle features a roomier cabin than a traditional car and accessibility features such as a flat floor and low step-in height.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
The firm has focused its best efforts on the UI – in this case, the interior – and relegated the Luce’s exterior to little more than a vessel to hold the cabin with which the driver interacts.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Ship stands a whopping 171 feet (52 meters) tall, so the astronauts who fly on it to the moon will need a way to get from the vehicle's nose (where the cabin will be) down to the gray dirt.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabin
Noun
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The teller’s arm swept around the long-hut, the circular walls of the fortress that enclosed them in its embrace.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Noun
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La Jolla Country Day was founded in 1926 as the Balmer School in a one-room cottage in La Jolla with four students and three faculty members.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Use Non-Organic Elements Bring in some chairs, benches, bird baths, and outdoor art to layer throughout your cottage garden, Janney recommends.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
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Since then, five of the remaining seven have been located, with one rescued from the chamber Friday night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Tensions mounted as the meeting went on, with council members calling multiple recesses and eventually clearing the chambers after shouting matches broke out.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The names of the camp manager, warden, and assistant warden have never been made publicly available.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Although his client safely returned to base camp, Dawa Sherpa never arrived, triggering growing concern as climbing teams left the mountain and seasonal route infrastructure was dismantled.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Packing more cells onto a slightly bigger ship could usefully increase US capabilities.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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LiPfe offers a new experimental model that enables scientists to work with a structured piece of animal tissue that maintains its own immune activity, cell cycling, and nutrient intake, without ethical concerns that come with experimenting on live animals.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Marie and her mother live in a shack under the willows by a river.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Over in Connecticut, Mystic Fish Camp, the latest from James Beard Award-winning chef David Standridge (The Shipwright’s Daughter), brings back the nostalgia summer camp feels at its fast-casual fish shack.—
Carissa Chesanek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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There are packs with smart compartments that make organization effortless, weather‑resistant builds that withstand unpredictable conditions, and lightweight designs that won’t slow you down on steep switchbacks.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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He was launched into the air, and the impact on his arm became all the more extreme due to compartment syndrome, a condition that is characterized by too much pressure around the muscles, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Until recently, the screwworm population was kept at bay via a biological barrier along the Darién Gap at the border of Panama and Colombia.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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No single one is going to keep cancer at bay, but reducing daily exposure is certainly possible.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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