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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
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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
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Mountain Rescue Aspen dispatched a ground team on snowmobiles while CareFlight sent a helicopter again, this time landing about 500 feet from the hut, officials said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Learn about Barbados’ heritage with a rum shack tour or an excursion to a local Rasta community.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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All are unified by a boardwalk that’s open to the public and lined with bike rentals, a taco shack, platforms for live music and a full-time professional sandcastle builder.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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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
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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,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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In what by American standards would be considered a hovel, Gong is raised by his aging grandparents, his mother having abandoned him as a small child.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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But all the characters racing up and down the stairs of his uber-New York walk-up hovel are a howl.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
14 Dec. 2025
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If this is not possible, place the soil in a shed or under a patio cover.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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Store your garden hose in a garage or shed, and take it out only as needed during winter, making sure to bring it back indoors when you're done.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since then, scientists have been in two camps, championing conflicting theories on the thickness of Europa's ice shell.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Peet’s Coffee was founded by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peet, a German labor-camp survivor whose family had run a coffee-roasting business.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Wickiup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiup. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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