hovels

plural of hovel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovels
Noun
  • There are also several huts spread across the prairie.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The former looks like a Caribbean hideaway with huts which are built from bamboo and have thatched roofs.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tens of thousands live in tin shacks, lacking basic amenities, such as coal for cooking and heating their homes.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The behemoth is equipped with only 10 guest cabins, prioritizing amenities and entertaining space over accommodation.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The property was owned in the 1800s by one of the early Big Sur settler families, the Pfeiffers, who operated a lodge and cabins for visitors who came by stagecoach.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Hovels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovels. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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