as in hut
a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter
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Recent Examples of wigwam
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
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Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
The museum was built in 1930 and is meant to mimic the colonial architecture — thatched roof cottages, wigwams, and more – of the 1600s.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2019
As the paper in the fireplace ignites, place the thin broken branches, one by one, against the burning wigwam.
—Ross McCammon, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2018
Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
The museum was built in 1930 and is meant to mimic the colonial architecture — thatched roof cottages, wigwams, and more – of the 1600s.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2019
As the paper in the fireplace ignites, place the thin broken branches, one by one, against the burning wigwam.
—Ross McCammon, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigwam
Noun
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The short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some of the 33 rooms in the 5-star Auberge de la Maison are inspired by real mountain huts while others have a more romantic style.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Image That anti-immigrant animosity is driven by a desperation in poor townships and shanty towns where voting and protest seem to make no difference, Ms. Mazwai said.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Then, on the main deck, they’re forced to sing a six-line sea shanty non-stop.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
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The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
Noun
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The lumbering animal had wandered aimlessly around the old mill and through several of the old mining shacks.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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There were many memories made there and the grandchildren loved their time at the deer shack.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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The Navajo elder lives in a hogan, a traditional home, built for him by neighbors in Wide Ruins, a remote town of 175 people in northeastern Arizona, about 250 miles from Phoenix.—
Alex Rhoades,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2024
Noun
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Read on to find a list of foods in the latter camp that registered dietitians wholeheartedly recommend.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Mae La camp, Rosella can’t stray far from her oxygen tank.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Spending time at his family cabin was Jim’s favorite happy place, either alone or especially with family.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The first one had taken hold 30 years earlier, on the drive to his old Pinetop-Lakeside cabin.—
Justine Harman,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Wigwam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigwam. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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