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Recent Examples of hovel
Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
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Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovel
Noun
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Members have a number of accommodations to choose from — there’s a seven-bedroom farmhouse and four-bedroom cottage, 40 cabins and 20 huts.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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When John Wesley Powell voyaged through the Grand Canyon by boat in 1869, his expedition rested in this very spot, at the base of stone huts built by ancient Puebloans.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Daniel Gafford suffered a right ankle sprain during training camp and has yet to play.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this season, Harbaugh welcomed more than 2,500 military personnel, veterans and their families to two training camp practices at the University of San Diego.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All of us piled into one wooden shack that was built as an outpost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Alice Mabel Gray, aka Diana of the Dunes, lived by herself in a shack for almost a decade in the early 1900s in the area that is now the national park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Use it as a guest house, home office, cozy cabin, and more.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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