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Recent Examples of shanty
But beginning with the Class of ’23, search sea shanties have been growing grimmer.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The rousing shanty is already a knowing commentary on class and hypocrisy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Shot in the Spanish shanty town of La Cañada Real on the outskirts of Madrid with the support of its residents, Guillermo Galoe’s first film Sleepless City follows two inseparable friends who must say goodbye when one of them moves out.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
In 1863, police officers ordered many residents out of their shanties.
—Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The rousing shanty is already a knowing commentary on class and hypocrisy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Shot in the Spanish shanty town of La Cañada Real on the outskirts of Madrid with the support of its residents, Guillermo Galoe’s first film Sleepless City follows two inseparable friends who must say goodbye when one of them moves out.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
In 1863, police officers ordered many residents out of their shanties.
—Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanty
Noun
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There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Leeds United find themselves in the opposite camp, ranking bottom in big-chance conversion rate after converting just three of 17 such opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Our analysis of satellite imagery of Gaza shows that there are multiple open areas that were once agricultural, adjacent to cities, that would be candidates for this type of camp.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All of us piled into one wooden shack that was built as an outpost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Alice Mabel Gray, aka Diana of the Dunes, lived by herself in a shack for almost a decade in the early 1900s in the area that is now the national park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy Balinese massages and a Rainforest hydrothermal circuit featuring hot and cold thermal cabins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are potsherds and petroglyphs all over, plus an old adobe cabin up in the arroyo.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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