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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a small cabin that hikers along the Appalachian Trail use for overnight stays

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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use kept a cabin in the mountains for vacations during skiing season

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Recent Examples of cabin Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch, Cortez Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch offers a collection of private guesthouses and cabins near Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Bears Ears, and Four Corners. Margaret Jackson, Denver Post, 3 June 2025 Best Hotels & Resorts Skamania Lodge Surrounded by 175 acres of woodlands, the grand Skamania Lodge offers a choose-your-own-adventure style of stay with traditional lodge rooms, cabins, glamping tents, and elevated tree houses. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025 Snakes Monkeys Pigeons Scorpions Answer: The birds invaded the cabin before a flight to Madison, Wisconsin, took off from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 31 May 2025 Many of these are cabins, cottages and farm houses. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabin
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Noun
  • While there are several accommodations in the national park, traditional lodgings here were bare-bones mountain huts intentionally designed for discomfort for religious reasons.
    Olivia Young, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
  • Along with these items, Caribbean hut also offers vegetarian options like curry tofu and a veggie platter.
    Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2025
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  • Accommodations include king and double queen rooms in the nine cottages, as well as suites and multi-bedroom suites.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • He was shot dead at his cottage in rural Ireland four months later.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
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  • Absent majority opposition in either chamber, the reorganization plan will move forward.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
  • The Lee’s Summit City Council is meeting on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the city council chambers in City Hall, located at 220 SE Green Street in Lee’s Summit.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
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  • Read Next World 1,400-year-old crown — still decorated with insect wings — found in South Korea May 22, 2025 1:16 PM Read Next World Students locate ancient Roman army camp beyond empire’s northern border.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
  • Of course, that would require the player to waive his no-movement clause, and TSN’s Darren Dreger reported this week that Marner’s camp views it as an unlikely option unless a perfect scenario presents itself.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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  • After a brain injury, NMDA receptors can become overexcited, causing further cell death, so quieting these receptors might prevent additional damage.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
  • Victor said the immigration officer moved the men to another cell.
    Lauren Petracca, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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  • The three-story clubhouse would be about 50,000 square feet and would have a reception area, surf academy, fitness facility, yoga center, administration offices, staff areas, locker rooms, retail store, restaurant, a coffee bar/snack shack and other incidental uses.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
  • Courtesy of Akasha Song José walked with him through the trees to a shack where pounds and pounds of jurema inner root bark were laid out to dry on tarps the size of a living room floor.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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  • Priya Swaminathan, 45, got into an argument with a Delta flight attendant June 1 when she was told to place her bag in the overhead compartment, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport police said in a probable cause statement filed June 2.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • The front panel pulls free to reveal the dust bag and the detergent compartment.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
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  • Coupes then get a split rear window—which harks back to Corvettes of old, while releasing hot air from the engine bay—plus new shoulder NACA intakes that directly feed the air box with cooler oxygen that even creates a ram air effect akin to mild supercharging.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
  • Dick’s House of Sport focuses on experiences, with in-store climbing walls, multiple golf hitting bays with TrackMan simulators, and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025

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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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