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Recent Examples of shanties
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
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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
Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanties
Noun
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One of his wackier ideas involved Italian gondolas, grass huts and servants dressed in Tahitian clothing.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Set in the rain forest and styled after Polynesian huts, the Waterfall Suites overlook the lagoon, while the Sky Suites are located above the indoor sea and have sunny terraces.—
Gwen McClure,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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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,
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Schools were closed, books were burned, educators were beaten and sometimes killed, political rivals were jailed or sent to re-education camps.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lucy Kasdin, a volunteer and the deputy director of health and housing services for Alameda County, noted a June 2024 Supreme Court decision allowing cities to sweep homeless camps even when no shelter is available.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Despite its relatively small size, the ship – which began sailing in 2022 – felt spacious with wide hallways and luxurious touches, such as complimentary espresso machines and heated bathroom floors in the cabins.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the Kir Royale felt right for us, with its 200-square-foot cabins that turned out to be as comfortable as many on luxury oceangoing cruise ships.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Shanties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanties. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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