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Recent Examples of wickiup
The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.
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Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickiup
Noun
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Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its current form—a dream of ultra-luxury now reclaimed by the jungle, having lost out to a community of beach huts—struck me as an apt metaphor for Itacaré.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hostel also offers access to ice fishing in huts on the Saguenay Fjord, plus an onsite café that regularly features live music.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, my grandfather built a modest shack, brick by brick, on the spot where his tent was erected.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Fresh seafood and farm ingredients drive everything from casual lobster shacks to award-winning dining.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Shash Diné hogans were constructed from juniper logs by a master craftsman, then covered with mud or clay.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The motion picture world of today reminds me of Rio – opulent penthouses (big IP) on one side of the street, and hovels (independent movies) on the other.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition to its durable build and customizable design, the shed comes with charming details that require no extra work on your part.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rogers already sued the city to compel them to shut down the tent illegally selling cannabis, which was later replaced by a sturdier shed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Wickiup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiup. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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