Thesaurus results for SHACKS

shacks

noun

plural of shack

as in huts

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 shacks The storm made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast area known for powdery white-sand beaches and dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars, and seafood shacks. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 The low-lying coastal area is known for its powdery white sand beaches dotted with vacation homes, waterfront bars and seafood shacks. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 Seafood shacks are a dime a dozen on the Gulf Coast, but there’s a legendary spot in Destin, Florida that trades in all the usual trappings of oceanfront establishments for traditions that are entirely its own. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2026 Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities. — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Fishermen spend the night in small wooden shacks on the river islands, checking their nets. — Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026 Unlike most bare-bones seafood shacks, there’s real table service here, with smiling, friendly servers, to boot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 During dry seasons, herders can move 100 miles (roughly 160 kilometers) with their livestock, sleeping under the stars or in makeshift shacks along the way. — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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The former taxi driver had been arrested three years earlier after police unearthed a mass grave in a forest ‌near the Indian Ocean town of Malindi, where his followers had been living in mud huts.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

May and Spoelstra developed a friendship during May’s time in Boca Raton, with the Heat holding several training camps at FAU while May was coaching there.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
As a child, Bryan attended camps run by Georgia head coach Kirby Smart.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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Yes, cabins are getting stuffed with more seats, and those seats are getting smaller, while crew staffing keeps getting cut.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Once on the plane (one of select Boeing 777-300ERs outfitted with new four-suite cabins), each first-class passenger has 37 square feet to themselves.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026

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