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Recent Examples of shanty
Still, the rich history behind the day of laughter and libations remains behind the surge of shamrocks and drunken shanties.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trapped at home, staring at their computers and phones, shanties offered people a common, joyful cause.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
While outreach workers will be hitting homeless encampments throughout the city, encouraging people to go to shelters during the storm, the city will not be tearing down the makeshift shanties the homeless have built before Sunday’s storm, Mamdani said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Brook, meanwhile, is just a stylish and musically gifted member of a similarly musically inclined pirate crew who loves singing a sea shanty to an adorable little whale.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trapped at home, staring at their computers and phones, shanties offered people a common, joyful cause.
—Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
While outreach workers will be hitting homeless encampments throughout the city, encouraging people to go to shelters during the storm, the city will not be tearing down the makeshift shanties the homeless have built before Sunday’s storm, Mamdani said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shanty
Noun
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According to the team, the firing shook the control hut as a long stream of flame burst from the copper engine.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a German Jewish cloth manufacturer (Ulrich Matthes) has a much more modest, traditional-looking summer hut built just a few meters down the shoreline from the architect’s modernist spread.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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There was always a good chance Mahomes would be ready for the team’s season opener, and the Chiefs provided an update recently saying Mahomes may be ready for training camp.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Down at the beach, though, things are a little more informal, and the long-running beach shack Leon’s is the spot for toe-in-the-sand fish sandwiches and fries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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This earned the original riverside shack the nickname Catfish Hotel, but his cooking gave rise to the business.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The flood waters break through the cabin windows, and Danny gets pinned by a tree and some furniture.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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In the Midwest, the solemn reason for the day shares space with graduations and trips north to open up cabins, not to mention forays into gardening and house cleaning.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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“Shanty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shanty. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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