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as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling a small cabin that hikers along the Appalachian Trail use for overnight stays

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as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use kept a cabin in the mountains for vacations during skiing season

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Recent Examples of cabin Many more accommodations lie outside park boundaries, including resorts, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, cabins, and campgrounds. AFAR Media, 11 July 2025 There’s also a new two-tone, flat-bottomed steering wheel adding a sporty touch to the luxurious cabin. Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Several travelers suggested hanging it in your shower to eliminate clutter in the cabin. Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025 Blue Origin Free to unstrap and float about the cabin, the passengers were able to take in the view through the largest windows in any operational spacecraft as the ship climbed to an altitude of just above 65 miles. William Harwood, CBS News, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabin
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Noun
  • In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut.
    Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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  • Another boon of this cottage garden staple is its deer resistance.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • She was always fascinated with food systems, a jack-of-all-trades who learned to garden as a child and had years of experience baking cottage foods.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
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  • In Colorado, a measure aimed at expanding protections from surprise ambulance bills got a unanimous thumbs-up in both legislative chambers.
    Rae Ellen Bichell, NPR, 9 July 2025
  • If a person falls into the chamber while a tow is passing through, the blocks are thrown down with them, maintaining just enough of a gap in the chamber to keep the person from being crushed by the vessel.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
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  • There were 750 attendees at the camp when the flood hit.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Frantic search efforts continue for 27 girls from a local Christian summer camp — Camp Mystic — who remain missing, as well as other missing individuals.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 5 July 2025
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  • One and only one of these boxes contains the key to the cell.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Insulin regulates blood sugar by shuttling glucose into cells where it can immediately be used for energy or stored for later use.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 July 2025
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  • Given Freudenberger’s expertise transforming everything from ski chalets to surf shacks, the project felt destined to be.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
  • Lucky Lou’s Raw Bar 123 NE 20th Ave., Deerfield Beach Sometime later this summer, the former Bru’s Room near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier will turn into a casual oyster bar and sporty seafood shack.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
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  • The main compartment opens up via a magnetic flap top, and on the bottom, there’s a discrete bottom zipper that has a mesh water bottle holder inside.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
  • In Ukrainian Village, Campbell plucked the leaves and wrappers out of his bait box, and tapped the compartment a couple of times to shake off the grime.
    William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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  • The brand’s signature high-definition cardigans came depicting Hawaiian islands and secluded bays, making for beautiful pieces that could double as wearable postcards.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
  • The bay laurels, in fact, are making a major comeback after the 2021 freeze.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Cabin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabin. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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