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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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For nearly a decade, each of my winters has brought at least one trip to a mountain hut for a weekend with a hardy group of friends.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Les Gaufres de Chamonix has been serving irresistible waffles from a humble hut since 1965.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Learn about Barbados’ heritage with a rum shack tour or an excursion to a local Rasta community.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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All are unified by a boardwalk that’s open to the public and lined with bike rentals, a taco shack, platforms for live music and a full-time professional sandcastle builder.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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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Newsom has found himself in this camp.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The base camp also serves as headquarters for many of that team’s traveling fans.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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But all the characters racing up and down the stairs of his uber-New York walk-up hovel are a howl.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The community choir sings folk, classical, jazz, hymns, gospel and sea shanties in languages from around the world.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Hogan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogan. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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