as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the idea that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon is pure bunk
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
bunked the guest in the spare room
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Recent Examples of bunk
Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Photo : Dallas and Harris Photography The bunk room.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
And yes, Soho Rep’s leadership team, as well as the folks at Playwrights Horizons—where the Rep is about to bunk up for at least two years—are genuinely excited about their upcoming partnership.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Three men stormed in with flashlights, going from bunk to bunk.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Photo : Dallas and Harris Photography The bunk room.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rather than chasing after Volkswagen with a low-profile mini kitchen, Mercedes keeps the Horizon's simple focus on everyday driving with a side of overnight bunking whenever needed.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
And yes, Soho Rep’s leadership team, as well as the folks at Playwrights Horizons—where the Rep is about to bunk up for at least two years—are genuinely excited about their upcoming partnership.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunk
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Among the new items in the collection is the Later sofa, designed by Ceriani Szostak, a modular seating system inspired by the rationalist architecture of the Palazzo della Civiltà, which houses Fendi’s Roman headquarters.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The city houses incredible filmmakers, cinemas, and programmers; our goal is that this grant round will help, even in a small way, to support the continuation of production in Los Angeles.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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Leo the Lip, who roomed with George Raft and married Laraine Day, had real acting chops; 3.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The pair roomed together on road trips late last season after Sasaki arrived from Japan in March for the spring quarter and acclimated to his new life by traveling with the team without playing.—
Janie McCauley,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The new bridge is an 80-foot-long, single-span bridge to provide better flow of water in Columbia Hollow Creek and is wide enough for two lanes of traffic and is designed to accommodate all legal loads.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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Modern mainframes offer significant processing power, handling up to 30,000 transactions per second, and can accommodate substantial data with up to 40 terabytes of memory.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vacationers who were camping nearby tried to capture the dog, but she got spooked and darted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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According to Chief Joseph Ranch’s website, the cabin was built in 1916 and was used as lodging for the ranch’s staff.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Inside the body During the subsequent 24 hours, the virus takes root by lodging in her nasopharynx cells in the upper part of the throat and starts spreading to her lungs.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Thus, trade wars shelter a nation’s less competitive firms while hurting the sales of its more competitive ones.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing siege has forced as many as 185,000 people to flee their homes as of March, according to the U.N. Thousands of displaced people are now sheltering in makeshift sites, including schools and public buildings.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Kansas and Missouri added one billionaire since last year — Joplin roofing heir David Humphreys — and the local billionaires’ total wealth increased $18.1 billion.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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Helene’s winds damaged the door and roof and toppled the metal flu pipe that vented the wood stove.—
Ames Alexander (INACTIVE0,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Bunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunk. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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