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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 shacks
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
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Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Once a week, according to residents, a black Dodge truck with tinted windows pulled up to a tent on the edge of the community, a dense maze of tiny shacks connected by muddy paths, slick from the persistent summer rain.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While locals may swear by roadside lobster shacks, there’s nothing wrong with splurging on the best seafood in town.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond these road trips, there are plenty of amazing ways to explore the country by car from eating your way across North Carolina and South Carolina to taking in the breathtaking views along California's Pacific Coast, and even hopping between lobster shacks in Maine.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Violence has become commonplace inside makeshift displacement camps, where shacks lack doors and lighting and security are rare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, more than 400 shacks speckled the frozen bay, Bloedorn recalled, as ice anglers flocked to the Upper Peninsula to take advantage of perfect ice conditions.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Some thought the mystery bore a direct relation to the green tangle that tightly encircled the two dozen shacks balanced precariously between the rain forest and the yellowish waters.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Once a week, according to residents, a black Dodge truck with tinted windows pulled up to a tent on the edge of the community, a dense maze of tiny shacks connected by muddy paths, slick from the persistent summer rain.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
And while anglers aren't out fishing in heated ice houses or mobile shacks, the surrounding area has plenty of entertainment, the list noted.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
While locals may swear by roadside lobster shacks, there’s nothing wrong with splurging on the best seafood in town.
—Emma Simard, Saveur, 4 Feb. 2026
Beyond these road trips, there are plenty of amazing ways to explore the country by car from eating your way across North Carolina and South Carolina to taking in the breathtaking views along California's Pacific Coast, and even hopping between lobster shacks in Maine.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Violence has become commonplace inside makeshift displacement camps, where shacks lack doors and lighting and security are rare.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, more than 400 shacks speckled the frozen bay, Bloedorn recalled, as ice anglers flocked to the Upper Peninsula to take advantage of perfect ice conditions.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Some thought the mystery bore a direct relation to the green tangle that tightly encircled the two dozen shacks balanced precariously between the rain forest and the yellowish waters.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shacks
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With the help of private alpine guides, adventurous types can indulge in ski safaris (where guests swoosh across multiple mountains over the course of a day or more and visit various rifugios — authentic mountain huts) and even ski with a legend of the sport.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just off the gondola entrance sits Club Moritzino, one of the Dolomites’ most enduring mountain huts and a buzzing lunch and apres-ski destination.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clark was scheduled to start his annual tour of spring training camps on Tuesday.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many of the children have grown up in camps after ISIS lost territorial control, and some are now approaching fighting age, raising fears about future radicalization and recruitment.—
Efrat Lachter , Trey Yingst,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The wreck’s exterior is covered with quagga mussels and the upper cabins are gone, Ehorn said, but the hull looks intact and the oak interiors are still in good shape.—
Todd Richmond,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The GranSport 38 can host up to 12 guests across five cabins (as well as room for seven crew), including a full-beam owner’s suite that opens up to the water.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Shacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shacks. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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