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Recent Examples of lean-to
In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, Tatiana Trouvé’s ongoing installation Between Sky and Earth—the former woodland camp of a being called The Guardian, who left behind bronze objects like books, shoes, and a lean-to—originated elements of several newer works.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One evening, the staff arranged sundowner cocktails at one of two rustic lean-tos on the property, a spot with a sweeping view of the mountains and a roaring campfire.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
There are also 12 lean-tos on the northern stretch of the trail, between Lake Placid and Long Lake.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
Across the road was an encampment of tents and lean-tos along a chain-link fence.
—CBS News, 6 July 2024
Places to Stay Campgrounds Visitors looking to camp have their choice between two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island, one campground on the Schoodic Peninsula, and five lean-to shelters on Isle au Haut.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
History buffs probably won’t be the only ones fascinated as the movie slows down to show how Crockett constructs a lean-to shelter in the wilderness while recovering from his injuries, and later manages to coax a wild horse to become his replacement mount.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, Tatiana Trouvé’s ongoing installation Between Sky and Earth—the former woodland camp of a being called The Guardian, who left behind bronze objects like books, shoes, and a lean-to—originated elements of several newer works.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One evening, the staff arranged sundowner cocktails at one of two rustic lean-tos on the property, a spot with a sweeping view of the mountains and a roaring campfire.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
There are also 12 lean-tos on the northern stretch of the trail, between Lake Placid and Long Lake.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
Across the road was an encampment of tents and lean-tos along a chain-link fence.
—CBS News, 6 July 2024
Places to Stay Campgrounds Visitors looking to camp have their choice between two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island, one campground on the Schoodic Peninsula, and five lean-to shelters on Isle au Haut.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
History buffs probably won’t be the only ones fascinated as the movie slows down to show how Crockett constructs a lean-to shelter in the wilderness while recovering from his injuries, and later manages to coax a wild horse to become his replacement mount.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean-to
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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Also, people no longer commonly search for or list homes with Zoom rooms, office sheds, or exercise bike rooms.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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Next on their to-do list is insulating the garden shed, which Ms. Prentiss has used as her studio in warmer months.—
Tim McKeough,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their family, unlike the families of most of Lilian’s schoolmates, lived not in an apartment building with central heating and running water but in a one-room cottage, which was no more than a shack.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Deer heads are mounted on the walls, mini-toboggans are nailed to the ceiling, and lumberjack-plaid drapery evokes cabanes à sucre, or sugar shacks, traditional shanties set up in forests where the sap to be turned into maple syrup is harvested.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Image That anti-immigrant animosity is driven by a desperation in poor townships and shanty towns where voting and protest seem to make no difference, Ms. Mazwai said.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An adventurous death trip that will magically drive them both from their hovel to the wild mountains and up to New York, from suffocating reality to absolute freedom.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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That cottage as well as all the others come with discounts to the Cog Railway and some local theaters, as well as access to the pool and gym at the Mountain View Grand.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Their family, unlike the families of most of Lilian’s schoolmates, lived not in an apartment building with central heating and running water but in a one-room cottage, which was no more than a shack.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 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 after joining the Broncos for 2024’s training camp under the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, Davis reached back out to the staff following a slew of coaching changes, including the firing of inside linebackers coach Greg Manusky in late January.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Lean-to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean-to. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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