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Recent Examples of wickiup
Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun.
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Popular Science, 28 May 2020
The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.
—Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Popular Science, 28 May 2020
The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.
—Popular Science, 28 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickiup
Noun
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Pods, cabins, wigwams, huts, and treehouses are also available.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its layout also ties the home to its earthly landscape; the living room is inspired by the Native American wigwam, with elements including a central fireplace and a hole in the top to let the smoke out.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After battling nine days of brutal heat, zero security, and rough nights in mud huts, the Clooneys returned to the U.S. in time for a rally organized by the Save Darfur Coalition on the National Mall, where other speakers included then Senator Barack Obama.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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According to the official Mount Fuji website, all trails to the summit are closed and most of the trail signs have been removed, with all huts, toilets and first aid stations also shut for the off season.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mark Peters, a 72-year-old retired electrician in Hamilton, Ohio, with whom Rogers lived with briefly, was found dead in a shack owned by Rogers' family in January 1994 in Beattyville, Kentucky.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Back in the shack, the local barflies have cottoned on to the Ronaldo news.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Her hogan, completed in 2020, is built out of juniper wood, bark, and sand.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.—
Matt Krupnick,
ProPublica,
14 Oct. 2024
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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
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Manuel Venegas, the museum’s director of media relations, asked Schneider to explain the meaning behind the many windows and doors of this shanty town-esque fantasia.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The motion picture world of today reminds me of Rio – opulent penthouses (big IP) on one side of the street, and hovels (independent movies) on the other.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The other yacht to emerge from a large shed at Feadship’s Kaag location is simply called Project 824.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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On this April day, a team is not only clearing the brush from the vines but also, near his shed, cleaning what was once a pond, its future use to be determined.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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That means all other Africans who have waited in refugee camps for years after being vetted and cleared must step back and wait even longer for their uncertain futures to play out, as white South Africans get ushered through the express lane.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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This new safari camp from The Royal Collection boasts vibrant interiors and provides plenty of opportunities to see the Big Five.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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“Wickiup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickiup. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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