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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
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.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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, 21 Nov. 2025
Muayyad Shaaban, who heads an office in the Palestinian Authority that is tracking the violence, said the settlers set fire to four dairy trucks, farmland, tin shacks and tents belonging to a Bedouin community.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Fresh seafood and farm ingredients drive everything from casual lobster shacks to award-winning dining.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Island-hop to North Stradbroke or Moreton Island, where turquoise surf, wild dunes, and beach shacks feel untouched by time.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Just down the street from the colossal blue Scientology center (one of LA’s top locations for taking an ironic selfie) is Found Oyster, a delightful and perennially (pleasantly) crowded seafood restaurant inspired by clam shacks on the East Coast.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbecue shacks in the South, Hofman also discovered one important ingredient — friendliness, the site says.
—Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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, 21 Nov. 2025
Muayyad Shaaban, who heads an office in the Palestinian Authority that is tracking the violence, said the settlers set fire to four dairy trucks, farmland, tin shacks and tents belonging to a Bedouin community.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
Fresh seafood and farm ingredients drive everything from casual lobster shacks to award-winning dining.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
Island-hop to North Stradbroke or Moreton Island, where turquoise surf, wild dunes, and beach shacks feel untouched by time.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Just down the street from the colossal blue Scientology center (one of LA’s top locations for taking an ironic selfie) is Found Oyster, a delightful and perennially (pleasantly) crowded seafood restaurant inspired by clam shacks on the East Coast.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbecue shacks in the South, Hofman also discovered one important ingredient — friendliness, the site says.
—Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shacks
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
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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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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 lodge has an indoor water park, an on-site restaurant (The Little Gem), and a variety of accommodation styles, ranging from classic rooms to family cabins and seasonal rustic cabins.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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All cabins also get pest control treatment during routine maintenance.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Shacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shacks. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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