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Recent Examples of shanty
Fishing shanties must have reflectors on each side so snowmobiles won't crash into them at dusk or during snowstorms.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Past iterations have included a star-shape Lite-Brite illuminated by the sun, and a butterfly shanty where visitors could ride bikes with attached monarch wings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanty
Noun
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Another $498 charge was made at Sun glass hut in Canada.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are roughly 600 routes to choose from throughout the Dolomites, ranging from beginner-friendly day tours to hut-to-hut mountain adventures designed for intermediate and advanced climbers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Stafford, who turns 38 on Saturday, worked through a back issue that sidelined him for all of training camp and passed for a league-best 46 touchdowns and 4,707 yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Al-Habil, a Hamas cell commander, was killed in the airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Even better, each cabin is assigned a butler who can do just about anything.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate staff, dismiss the expertise of career law-enforcement officials, and fly around the country on a luxury jet with a private rear cabin that is supposed to be used for deportations, according to the Journal.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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