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Recent Examples of shanties
Still, the rich history behind the day of laughter and libations remains behind the surge of shamrocks and drunken shanties.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 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
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 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
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanties
Noun
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Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.—
Mogomotsi Magome,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.—
Mogomotsi Magome,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All six matches will be held at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri, but two national teams will make their base camps in Kansas — Algeria at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, and Argentina at the Sporting KC Training Centre in KCK.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Gordon and Goodwin were among the athletes named to a pair of training camps this spring in Chula Vista, California.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are seven guest rooms, additional cabins, and a bunkhouse available for larger groups.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Officials have proposed building cabins in sites across East County, including Santee, Lakeside and Spring Valley.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Shanties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanties. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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