as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Recent Examples of shack
On a recent morning, Reginaldo Nunes Fonseca smoked cigarettes from the porch of his friend’s wooden shack, watching the rain come down hard in an area now known as Nova Conquista — New Conquest — where pristine rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon stood a year ago.
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
His lot has electricity, a shack for storage, a living room with a TV and a sound system that blasts Spanish-language ballads through the encampment — or Usher, depending on the mood.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
His lot has electricity, a shack for storage, a living room with a TV and a sound system that blasts Spanish-language ballads through the encampment — or Usher, depending on the mood.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shack
Noun
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Lindley Hut sits south of Ashcroft near Star Peak, according to the hut system.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Working in hail and snow, York and the others built log huts.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a large homeschooling population, and, about fifteen miles from downtown, a Catholic organization runs a property affectionately known as Catholic Familyland—a cross between a summer camp and a retreat center.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Describe the cabins All 149 cabins are suites with their own sea-facing balcony—no interior rooms here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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That food supply provided another viral moment, when a jar of Nutella spread was seen floating through the cabin during the live feed.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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