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Recent Examples of hogan
The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.
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Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
Miranda Mullett, who grew up in Wide Ruins in a hogan built by her grandfather, initially embarked on her own effort to provide firewood to tribal members after visiting her ancestral home in December and learning of their plight.
—Alex Rhoades, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
The first design was a celebration of multiple architectural styles, from the Navajo’s hogans to the Great Plains tribes’ tipis.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
Descheenie, who is from Chinle, said his mother was born in a hogan, traditional Diné home, and because of this she was never given a birth certificate.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
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Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
Miranda Mullett, who grew up in Wide Ruins in a hogan built by her grandfather, initially embarked on her own effort to provide firewood to tribal members after visiting her ancestral home in December and learning of their plight.
—Alex Rhoades, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
The first design was a celebration of multiple architectural styles, from the Navajo’s hogans to the Great Plains tribes’ tipis.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
Descheenie, who is from Chinle, said his mother was born in a hogan, traditional Diné home, and because of this she was never given a birth certificate.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogan
Noun
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Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Another $498 charge was made at Sun glass hut in Canada.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are roughly 600 routes to choose from throughout the Dolomites, ranging from beginner-friendly day tours to hut-to-hut mountain adventures designed for intermediate and advanced climbers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
Noun
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My friend was the definition of a reluctant landlord — an anti-Establishment type who furnished her grad-school hovel with wine crates and avoided any talk of money.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 Jan. 2026
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In what by American standards would be considered a hovel, Gong is raised by his aging grandparents, his mother having abandoned him as a small child.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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A couple and two children died Thursday night when their shanty was hit by a landslide in a quarry area that was set off by torrential rain in a village in southern Cagayan de Oro city, Office of Civil Defense regional director Antonio Sugarol said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Even Venezuela’s shanties were made with solid construction materials such as brick and concrete, made cheap by a strong bolivar, Venezuela’s currency.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Hogan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogan. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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