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
Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
All around her, her fellow passengers are screaming and praying as water sprays in around the portholes and people are thrown from their bunks.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Aesha kicks off a cabin shuffle: Iain will take the solo cabin, Bri will move in with Jono, Gael will move back with Aesha, and the new girl will bunk with Ellie.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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Noun
In a police report filed in 2022, the girl said there were 15 instances of inappropriate touching over a two-week period, both in her bunk and a shower.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
All around her, her fellow passengers are screaming and praying as water sprays in around the portholes and people are thrown from their bunks.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
The possibilities for Netanyahu – who once bunked in the childhood bed of Trump’s son-in-law – seemed endless.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Aesha kicks off a cabin shuffle: Iain will take the solo cabin, Bri will move in with Jono, Gael will move back with Aesha, and the new girl will bunk with Ellie.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunk
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The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The teen inmate housed at the Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center asked staff for help with something March 11, but his requests didn’t get a response from Sandora, who was on duty in the inmate’s area at the time, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 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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Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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To accommodate the rush, airlines serving Sacramento International Airport have increased their service capacity in March by 21% compared to March 2024, Myers said.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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Explain the value of taking stress breaks during the day, and offer anytime access to resources to accommodate long hours or busy travel schedules. 4.—
Michael Held,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of protesters camped for months near the Standing Rock Reservation, where the pipeline crosses underneath the Missouri River.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The protests at Standing Rock drew thousands of people from around the country who camped outside the pipeline's construction site.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have found microplastics lodged deep in human lungs, buried in fatty tissues, and circulating in the bloodstream.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 62-year-old Georgescu lodged his appeal with Romania's Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, a day after the Central Election Bureau rejected his candidacy, the court said.—
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11 Mar. 2025
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As guests sheltered in place, Omni employees snapped into action.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Small, maneuverable and impossible to jam, Russia’s best fiber-optic drones can—in the hands of skilled operators—slip into the buildings and dugouts sheltering Ukrainian vehicles.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Dreyer roofed the shot, his second scoring strike with the left foot.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Carlsson settled a chaotic sequence calmly and roofed a backhand from close range for his first goal, and then carried the puck across three zones before pulling up for a precise shot from just above the right faceoff dot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Bunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunk. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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