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Recent Examples of hovel
In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
How far does the cash go? Mounir Kahil and his family, who live by candlelight in a hovel in Beirut’s southern suburbs, are among those benefiting from the cash handouts.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
The movie, about three young women shacking up in a rancid hovel in the French provinces, premiered in Locarno and screened at the Oldenburg film festival in 2010.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
This lush thriller swings back and forth through time and up and down the social ladder, from the hovels to the palaces of contemporary India.
—Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
How far does the cash go? Mounir Kahil and his family, who live by candlelight in a hovel in Beirut’s southern suburbs, are among those benefiting from the cash handouts.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
The movie, about three young women shacking up in a rancid hovel in the French provinces, premiered in Locarno and screened at the Oldenburg film festival in 2010.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
This lush thriller swings back and forth through time and up and down the social ladder, from the hovels to the palaces of contemporary India.
—Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovel
Noun
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There’s a massage hut on the adults-only side of the beach that’s calling your name.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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He wasn’t born in a hospital, but to a midwife in a circular mud hut with a grass roof.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But what played out next within Alpine’s camp was not discussed with Komatsu.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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And 95-year-old David Schecter survived not one, but two extermination camps.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the past, the camp, called San Vicente, consisted of just a few shacks in a muddy expanse, and officials often kept migrants penned inside.—
Julie Turkewitz,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The property also has a sugar shack with two 20,000-gallon silos to hold the sap.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Either way, that seems part of the driving force that compels her to get to the recording studio in the cabin and start channeling Kate Bush.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the video -- obtained exclusively by ABC News -- passengers can be seen hanging upside down in the cabin, being held into their seats dangling only by their seatbelts.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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