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Recent Examples of outhouse
The current outhouse is usually a mere minutes’ walk from the front door, although distance varies, depending on where the next hole is dug.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
A lot of shrewd drafting, a pinch of smart free-agent signings and good coaching hoisted the Broncos from outhouse to penthouse.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
The best illustration of Voros’ power and essential role in making The Madison less bad than it might have otherwise been comes in the second episode, when Paige gets stung by hornets in the Montana cabin’s outhouse.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Fresh-faced and newly in love, with not much else to look forward to in a dark, gloomy 18th century New York City, the pair sneak off into a wooden outhouse and commit their religion’s holy sin.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
A lot of shrewd drafting, a pinch of smart free-agent signings and good coaching hoisted the Broncos from outhouse to penthouse.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
The best illustration of Voros’ power and essential role in making The Madison less bad than it might have otherwise been comes in the second episode, when Paige gets stung by hornets in the Montana cabin’s outhouse.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Fresh-faced and newly in love, with not much else to look forward to in a dark, gloomy 18th century New York City, the pair sneak off into a wooden outhouse and commit their religion’s holy sin.
—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outhouse
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Through scenes of gossip, frolicking and even a foot chase as cops try to shut the revelry down, Basholli introduces her setting (Prishtina, Kosovo in the late ‘90s) as though the audience were an eager participant in every conversation, and privy to the girls’ secrets.
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That toilet has had issues during the mission, but even a half-functioning privy is better than Apollo's bathroom situation, which was super unfortunate, to say the least.
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If falls happen at night during bathroom trips, consider a bedside commode.
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Install it too low, and your knees will be in your face when using the commode.
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Instead, opt to store as many items as possible in the existing drawers and cabinets in your bathroom, or consider installing a small cabinet above the toilet.
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What did one toilet say to the other?
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The soaring temperatures are caused by a heat dome — a vast area of stagnant high pressure parked over swaths of Europe, which acts like a lid on a pot, stubbornly trapping heat.
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Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
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The latrines were right next to the food.
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In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing.
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The home features 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
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There was also a full bathroom with a separate shower, unlike some RVs whose shower and toilet share the same footprint.
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Infamously, the novelist Richard Ford spat on Whitehead at a party, as payback for a pan in the Times Book Review.
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This can minimize cooling efficiency by making the unit work harder to bypass the clog, cause water damage from an overflowing drain pan, and even trigger respiratory issues from mold and mildew growth.
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outhouse. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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