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Recent Examples of shanties
In the interview, which took place before the Colbert episode aired, the two figures talked about traditional folk music, Plant’s dislike of sea shanties, and the differences between English and American music.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, the rich history behind the day of laughter and libations remains behind the surge of shamrocks and drunken shanties.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Trapped at home, staring at their computers and phones, shanties offered people a common, joyful cause.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
While outreach workers will be hitting homeless encampments throughout the city, encouraging people to go to shelters during the storm, the city will not be tearing down the makeshift shanties the homeless have built before Sunday’s storm, Mamdani said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Even Venezuela’s shanties were made with solid construction materials such as brick and concrete, made cheap by a strong bolivar, Venezuela’s currency.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
California’s homelessness crisis is especially visible in downtown Los Angeles, where hundreds of people live in makeshift shanties that line entire blocks in the notorious neighborhood known as Skid Row.
—Rebecca Boone, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
California's homelessness crisis is especially visible in downtown Los Angeles, where hundreds of people live in makeshift shanties that line entire blocks in the notorious neighborhood known as Skid Row.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Fishing shanties must have reflectors on each side so snowmobiles won't crash into them at dusk or during snowstorms.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, the rich history behind the day of laughter and libations remains behind the surge of shamrocks and drunken shanties.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Trapped at home, staring at their computers and phones, shanties offered people a common, joyful cause.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
While outreach workers will be hitting homeless encampments throughout the city, encouraging people to go to shelters during the storm, the city will not be tearing down the makeshift shanties the homeless have built before Sunday’s storm, Mamdani said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Even Venezuela’s shanties were made with solid construction materials such as brick and concrete, made cheap by a strong bolivar, Venezuela’s currency.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
California’s homelessness crisis is especially visible in downtown Los Angeles, where hundreds of people live in makeshift shanties that line entire blocks in the notorious neighborhood known as Skid Row.
—Rebecca Boone, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
California's homelessness crisis is especially visible in downtown Los Angeles, where hundreds of people live in makeshift shanties that line entire blocks in the notorious neighborhood known as Skid Row.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Fishing shanties must have reflectors on each side so snowmobiles won't crash into them at dusk or during snowstorms.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanties
Noun
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Working in hail and snow, York and the others built log huts.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the avalanche and why the group decided to leave the safety of the huts is still unknown.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 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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Two additional guest cabins, the captain’s cabin, and the wheelhouse can also be found on this deck, along with a touch-and-go helipad and sport deck.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Shanties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanties. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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