wickiups

Definition of wickiupsnext
plural of wickiup

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickiups
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Yet this was a shared experience, somehow, not two camps pitted against each other.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • These were dry-out addiction treatment camps, where Krebs was responsible for keeping clients alive and sober while teaching them to be tenacious.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The victim’s vehicle was struck by bullets as well as two residential dwellings in the area.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The sites that once bore his name — from a popular viewing point in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, to a major conference centre in Leeds — have been renamed and his old dwellings have been torn down or gutted.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Moving residences, for example, is a change that usually demands attention.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Robbins said the number of oil and gas locations approved within 2,000 feet of residences has dropped.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Self-catering cottages give you the flexibility to make your own meals — a lifesaver with picky eaters — while scenic drives and free access to most of the sweeping clifftop landscapes make for an unforgettable road trip.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The cottages are made from carbon-absorbing cross-laminated timber panels, and feature floor-to-ceiling windows with views of Lake Saimaa and Linnansaari National Park.
    The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Wickiups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiups. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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