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Recent Examples of lean-to
The 400-square-foot building, sandwiched between two brick houses, was a two-chair barbershop in the early 1930s, with the Cassady family crammed into a lean-to on the back.
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John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, Tatiana Trouvé’s ongoing installation Between Sky and Earth—the former woodland camp of a being called The Guardian, who left behind bronze objects like books, shoes, and a lean-to—originated elements of several newer works.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One evening, the staff arranged sundowner cocktails at one of two rustic lean-tos on the property, a spot with a sweeping view of the mountains and a roaring campfire.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
There are also 12 lean-tos on the northern stretch of the trail, between Lake Placid and Long Lake.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
Across the road was an encampment of tents and lean-tos along a chain-link fence.
—CBS News, 6 July 2024
Places to Stay Campgrounds Visitors looking to camp have their choice between two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island, one campground on the Schoodic Peninsula, and five lean-to shelters on Isle au Haut.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, Tatiana Trouvé’s ongoing installation Between Sky and Earth—the former woodland camp of a being called The Guardian, who left behind bronze objects like books, shoes, and a lean-to—originated elements of several newer works.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
One evening, the staff arranged sundowner cocktails at one of two rustic lean-tos on the property, a spot with a sweeping view of the mountains and a roaring campfire.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
There are also 12 lean-tos on the northern stretch of the trail, between Lake Placid and Long Lake.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2024
Across the road was an encampment of tents and lean-tos along a chain-link fence.
—CBS News, 6 July 2024
Places to Stay Campgrounds Visitors looking to camp have their choice between two campgrounds on Mount Desert Island, one campground on the Schoodic Peninsula, and five lean-to shelters on Isle au Haut.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean-to
Noun
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The group going above the hut to the left will ascend higher to a saddle below Mount Kemmel and ski a wide, pristine pitch called Springboard.—
Jesse James McTigue,
Outside Online,
20 Mar. 2025
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The new Gathering Grounds coffee hut that opened March 8 is looking to create a new identity from the previous businesses that occupied the space, said owner Danica Strand.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While officials, contractors and builders watched, fires were lit in the wood chips in the flower beds in front of the sheds, then large fans were turned on to mimic conditions during the hot, windy weather of a Red Flag fire event.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The shed hunters found 14 sheds during their two-hour excursion.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ginny Wiley, now in her 80s, grew up in her grandfather’s store, a wooden shack called Wiley’s Bait and Tackle, and took it over decades later.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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This island leans more rural, with a heavy agriculture presence and a few bonafide seafood shacks.—
Kayleigh Ruller,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those who stayed on Goose Island upgraded from shanties to frame cottages and two-story houses.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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To a soundtrack of orchestral chants or sea shanties, fanciful motifs flow from his old-school dip pen, conjuring scenes that hover between architectural ruins, theater sets, and sylvan dreamscapes.—
Mel Studach,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An adventurous death trip that will magically drive them both from their hovel to the wild mountains and up to New York, from suffocating reality to absolute freedom.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Homeowners Katie and Jared Hyatt fondly named their 1866 cottage on Main Street in Madison, Georgia, ‘The Few House’.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the four other spots on the starting line are spoken for, the competition between Corbett and Mays will be one of the notable battles to watch in training camp.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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The debate has been revisited in recent years with the advent of new trendy hobbies like streaming and e-sports that allow players to engage with their fans outside of training camp autograph signings or meet-and-greet events.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Lean-to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean-to. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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