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as in huts
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank
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as in cabinets
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
keeps her best china in a hutch in the dining room
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3
as in cages
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
the owner took the rabbit out of the hutch so the children could pet it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hutches
Noun
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Reservations can only be made over the phone, and huts are equipped with cook stoves, wood stoves, and bunks.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2025 -
Punch holes in the sides of Styrofoam huts or vinyl covers if needed.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The interior has white ceilings and airy white cabinets and subway tile in the kitchen.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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My cabinets are Moroccan red, and the walls are sky blue.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The six bears were lined up in cages in a cold, damp shed that must have been freezing at night at that time of year and sweltering in the hot and humid summer.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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During the investigation, deputies identified three severely malnourished dogs and more than 60 chickens and roosters confined in cages without adequate food, water or shelter.—
Jacob Beltran,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Here is the match schedule for games in KC, as well as information about tickets, the FIFA fan fest, team base camps and area transportation.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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A couple of 2025 winners bring healing through free summer camps for kids with a parent with cancer.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The burger was never refrigerated and spent most of its life in cupboards, garbage bags and sheds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers found that parents bought items ranging from jiu jitsu to dance lessons, sewing machines to snowshoes, chicken coops to drum sets.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Dec. 2025
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Make sure chicken coops and livestock are protected.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Most of Goma is a warren of improvised housing, with tin shacks for the poorest and cinder-block huts for those a little better off.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The bike and pedestrian paths that weave through the riparian corridor below provided access to a neighborhood of tents and shacks, a leafy suburb of the Crash Zone known as the Enchanted Forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Four guest bedrooms on the main level each have an attached bathroom—two also have walk-in closets—and share a cozy living area and a spa zone with a fitness room, sauna, and garden-level calm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Hutches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hutches. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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