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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.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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
Liu’s keen naturalist’s eye is ever-present in the portrayal of these multiethnic streets and basement hovels and food courts.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Jan. 2026
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
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
Liu’s keen naturalist’s eye is ever-present in the portrayal of these multiethnic streets and basement hovels and food courts.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovel
Noun
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There are many charter boat tours and even a floating tiki hut adventure that also encourage humans to bring their pets.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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One such example was a fisher-hunter-gatherer base camp of six huts on the shore of Israel’s Sea of Galilee dating back 23,000 years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Lozano’s camp remains in limbo.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The free-agent market still has some notable names awaiting employment, and the offseason program could go a long way in determining if the Panthers need additional reinforcements on their 91-man roster before training camp in July.—
Mike Kaye
Updated May 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
Noun
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This cozy comfort-food shack served housemade breads, desserts and simmering kettles of hearty homemade soup.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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There's a guard shack on a road leading up the area, but Nash said it's not designed for security.—
Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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