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Recent Examples of outhouse
For example, the bathroom is an outhouse, with a toilet, shower, and tile.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
Some family members used an outhouse, pumped water from a well and cranked their clothes through a wringer.
—Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Adapted from Love’s play, the story unfolds during a Greek holiday that takes a chaotic turn when a family member disappears and a refugee from a local processing center is found living in the outhouse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2024
Off grid seems to mean chopping wood, possibly an outhouse, and growing your own food.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
Some family members used an outhouse, pumped water from a well and cranked their clothes through a wringer.
—Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
Adapted from Love’s play, the story unfolds during a Greek holiday that takes a chaotic turn when a family member disappears and a refugee from a local processing center is found living in the outhouse.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2024
Off grid seems to mean chopping wood, possibly an outhouse, and growing your own food.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outhouse
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But it could actually only be used by up to 40 people at a time – each side of the privy is lined with around 20 holes.Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
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The ramshackle houses are heated with firewood and some still make do with an outdoor privy.Alissa Simon, Variety, 12 Nov. 2021
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The primary suite encompasses the entire third floor and has a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, a custom walk-in closet and a marble spa bath with dual vanities, a steam shower and two commodes.Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cost overruns for cargo plane commodes have captured headlines before.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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There were also concerns about plumbing since Brownstone had replaced a toilet in the basement with a shower stall, according to the notice issued by the Department of Building Inspections.Shawna Chen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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There are pots for plants, rings for treats, scratchers, and pads.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, his administration could halt or slow spending on DOE loans and grant programs, where a huge pot of money still remains.Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Josephina’s welcome to Fort Bliss is characteristically cold and all the more abrasive by the lack of privacy in the open bunk, co-ed showers, and open latrine.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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In 2022 and then in 2023, separate hikers fell into trailhead toilets and became trapped in the last place anyone would ever want to explore: an outdoor latrine’s holding chamber.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024
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Then notice how much fresher your bathroom smells. 6.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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First is a lengthy 12-minute cold open: a flash-forward that almost immediately answers the Kevin Costner question by revealing that Governor John Dutton has been shot and killed in the bathroom of his governor’s mansion in Helena.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Place roasting pan on two stove burners over low heat and add 3/4 cup fat.Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Pour the miso sauce all over the fish and vegetables, lower the heat to medium, and cover the pan with a lid or a sheet of kitchen foil.The Week UK, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outhouse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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