as in hut
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 shack
The fire is about a mile west of the coal mine’s guard shack near the highway and County Road 17.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Jordon’s Version Hancock, Maine, is a fishing community along a highway that has a small market, a post office and a few roadside seafood shacks.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The project proposal includes parking for golfers and a starter shack for the course.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Jordon’s Version Hancock, Maine, is a fishing community along a highway that has a small market, a post office and a few roadside seafood shacks.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The project proposal includes parking for golfers and a starter shack for the course.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shack
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In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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After her first two England camps in charge in September 2021, Wiegman — in the absence of former England captain Steph Houghton — handed Williamson the armband.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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There were 750 attendees at the camp when the flood hit.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Around the same time, video obtained by CNN shows a cabin at the boys Camp La Junta floating away in the floodwaters.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Fundy Trail Provincial Park dark-sky preserve: There are plans to add an RV park and cabins to the campground at this 6,323-acre (2,559 hectares) park with a scenic drive along the Bay of Fundy coast, hiking and biking trails, coastal lookouts, beaches and waterfalls.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shack. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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