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hovels

noun

plural of hovel

as in huts

a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling refugees living in crowded hovels

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Recent Examples of hovels Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices. — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 Renaissance palaces next to hovels, 194 churches, and the domed roofs of onetime mosques—all reminders of countless invaders. — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2019

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Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026

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Unlike most bare-bones seafood shacks, there’s real table service here, with smiling, friendly servers, to boot.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
During dry seasons, herders can move 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers) with their livestock, sleeping under the stars or in makeshift shacks along the way.

— Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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