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Recent Examples of shanty
The annual Winter Kite Festival kicks off on the lake near the shanties at noon.
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Like a mechanical wooden doll dancing to the sea shanty.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The temporary home of South Korea’s first president has been preserved along with exhibits of historical photos of wartime life, a recreation of a refugee’s shanty, and an outdoor school.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Like a mechanical wooden doll dancing to the sea shanty.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanty
Noun
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In the Jungfrau Ski Region skiers get the perfect mix of easy and challenging slopes, nice mountain hut restaurants and aprés ski on the downhill runs and in Grindelwald Terminal.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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At outdoor dining’s peak, there were nearly 13,000 permits issued for sheds outside restaurants — some costly and elaborate, others dingy huts that served as many rats as people.—
Matthew Haag,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Blue Jackets, who suffered the tragic death of teammate Johnny Gaudreau just before training camp, have been one of the most compelling stories in all of sports this season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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But Perine is also proof that running backs of his sort can be obtained late, even after training camp.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 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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It's said to heat the cabin twice as quickly with half the power consumption of the old heat pump.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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Hoekstra has a Brazilian customer who commissioned a recent 133-footer with an asymmetrical lower deck for two extra guest cabins.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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