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Recent Examples of henhouse
Kids create their own chicken henhouse and care for their chicken figurines and eggs using 101 pieces.
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025
Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Once the syringe was full, it was taken to the henhouse, where Mason would pin hens chest-down while another worker inserted the contents of the syringe into the hen using an air compressor.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Jan. 2025
Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Once the syringe was full, it was taken to the henhouse, where Mason would pin hens chest-down while another worker inserted the contents of the syringe into the hen using an air compressor.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for henhouse
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At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks.—
Erika Mailman,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2023
Noun
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
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Buildings that were part of the stockade were then dismantled, and the wood planks were reused to build homes located throughout Marietta.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2024
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On the day of the rettir, hundreds of sheep are released into a central wooden sheepfold that’s surrounded by marked compartments—one belonging to each local farmer—that jut out from the inner circle like rays of the sun.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Oct. 2022
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This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.—
Lauren Beale,
Forbes,
30 Aug. 2021
Noun
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In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead.—
Alexandra Fuller,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2020
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Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows.—
Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2020
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The program incorporates futsal, cage football and mandatory dance classes.—
Robert Kidd,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The men in the cage match were attacking each other with a screwdriver.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then the camera panned further and revealed Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden — who all starred with Stewart in the X-Men film series of yesteryear — are also coming back into the Marvel fold.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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When motor torque is cut off, the propeller folds to cut drag for more efficient sailing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2025
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Horne aims to get another 50 to 100 birds and is building a new coop that will be able to house about 60 chickens.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Henhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henhouse. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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