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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 However, before the aircraft leaves the gate, having the door ajar is an essential way for flight attendants to keep the captain looped into what’s happening in the cabin. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025 The cost of a nonstop roundtrip ticket going to Athens on May 21, 2026, and coming back to Charlotte on May 28 is about $1,200 in the main cabin — the lowest cost option available at this time. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025 At the cabin, the man transferred the remaining funds to Isiah Garcia’s provided cryptocurrency wallet before the two returned to the house in Grant. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 Isiah Garcia forced the husband in the victim’s truck and drove three hours to a cabin where the hard drive was being stored, according to authorities. Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabin
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  • Moving backward and forward through time, the hut seems like the spear, which seems like the stone, the diorama, and the photograph, like my laptop and your magazine.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There are also no regulations for construction, which typically leads to conflicts when new houses or huts pop up along the beaches.
    Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • After Willa’s bedroom was built onto the small house, the cottage was dressed to show the accumulation of the years the father and daughter had lived there.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The 130-year-old farmhouse-turned-bed-and-breakfast has five accommodations—three suites, a cottage, and a converted schoolhouse.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • The chamber established a unit dedicated to international outreach, both to promote Dubai companies and attract foreign investors, as the city works toward doubling its economy by 2033, compared with its 2023 output.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Any resolution of this standoff will ultimately fall to Senate Democrats, who must decide whether to provide the votes Republicans need to clear that chamber’s 60-vote threshold.
    Nik Popli, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With Kevin Korchinski sent to Rockford on Tuesday — a little earlier than expected, frankly — that leaves Del Mastro and veteran Matt Grzelcyk, in camp on a PTO, battling it for the last spot.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The international outfit recruits followers to join nearby cells and will refer prospects to, as well as put them in contact with, antifa chapters in their area.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This is because berries, like raspberries, are high in powerful compounds such as anthocyanins and ellagitannins, which protect cells from oxidative damage.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • She was also taken, the only one who got away from the monster with a bloody saw in a shack in the woods.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbecue shacks in the South, Hofman also discovered one important ingredient — friendliness, the site says.
    Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Inspectors found a total of seven live German cockroaches under the two- compartment sink and along the back wall of the soda dispenser.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Then, dry the inside completely with a clean rag, including drying the drawers and any compartments for the detergents, and then wipe down the exterior.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Its 12,000-square-foot store will have higher ceilings, more gasoline fueling pumps, a two-bay drive-thru carwash, additional parking and a separate diesel fueling area, according to village documents.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The discovery came two weeks after a body was found in the wheel bay of a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Maui.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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