as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Recent Examples of shack
On a recent morning, Reginaldo Nunes Fonseca smoked cigarettes from the porch of his friend’s wooden shack, watching the rain come down hard in an area now known as Nova Conquista — New Conquest — where pristine rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon stood a year ago.
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
His lot has electricity, a shack for storage, a living room with a TV and a sound system that blasts Spanish-language ballads through the encampment — or Usher, depending on the mood.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
His lot has electricity, a shack for storage, a living room with a TV and a sound system that blasts Spanish-language ballads through the encampment — or Usher, depending on the mood.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shack
Noun
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Lindley Hut sits south of Ashcroft near Star Peak, according to the hut system.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Working in hail and snow, York and the others built log huts.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Families of children and counselors who died last July expressed relief at news the camp had heeded pleas to remain closed while investigations continue.—
Molly Hennessy-Fiske,
Washington Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The statement said representatives and attorneys for the camp would not be available for further comment.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Construction on a controversial project to put tiny sleeping cabins for homeless individuals in Lemon Grove is schedued to begin Monday.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard's Terrel Horne interdicted a 25-foot cuddy cabin boat containing 18 Mexican nationals on board.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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