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Recent Examples of outhouse
An outhouse, protected by birchbark walls, stood about a minute’s hike away.
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Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
Arrayed around it are a weather station, also elevated on pilings; a couple of very chilly outhouses; several tanks of jet fuel; and an emergency shelter that’s shaped like a watermelon and called the Tomato.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Ron Jones, founder of Bungee America, told the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday that there’s a high likelihood the fire has consumed his property, which includes a helicopter hangar, outhouse and storage containers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Younger children can enjoy the Shrek’s Swamp for Little Ogres play area, which houses four slides, wet play areas, a playground and Shrek’s outhouse.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
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Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
Arrayed around it are a weather station, also elevated on pilings; a couple of very chilly outhouses; several tanks of jet fuel; and an emergency shelter that’s shaped like a watermelon and called the Tomato.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Ron Jones, founder of Bungee America, told the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday that there’s a high likelihood the fire has consumed his property, which includes a helicopter hangar, outhouse and storage containers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Younger children can enjoy the Shrek’s Swamp for Little Ogres play area, which houses four slides, wet play areas, a playground and Shrek’s outhouse.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outhouse
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The upside for the league is that major transfers are not just the privy of a select few clubs.Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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But it could actually only be used by up to 40 people at a time – each side of the privy is lined with around 20 holes.Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
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The primary suite encompasses the entire third floor and has a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, a custom walk-in closet and a marble spa bath with dual vanities, a steam shower and two commodes.Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cost overruns for cargo plane commodes have captured headlines before.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Leave for a few minutes and then swish the water around the inside of the bowl with a toilet brush and flush.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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Burghoff later worked as a jazz drummer in the trio The We Three and became an inventor, with several patents for fishing tackle and a toilet seat-lifting handle.Danny Horn, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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There was this other actor who had never smoked pot in her life.Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The easiest way to do this is to place the husks in a very large mixing bowl, roasting pan or soup pot, cover them with hot water and then place a heavy plate or bowl or other heat-safe heavy object on top of the husks to submerge them completely in the water.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Her mother didn't want Dutt to be raised with the stigma of being known as a Dalit of the Bhangi sub-caste, whose people were long compelled to remove excrement from latrine pits.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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The outdoor latrine there is dirty and smelly, Ms. Biziel explains, which is one reason that some girls drop out of school when their periods start.Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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All the Art Suites are identical in size with marble bathrooms and sunken Roman baths in tiled mosaic.John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Actors, musicians, models, and cultural figures from Keke Palmer to Kendall Jenner, Serena Williams, Tyla, and Nara Smith brought us into their bathrooms to go deep on their beauty secrets.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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While pasta is boiling, place a wide sauté pan over medium heat.Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Place roast, bone-side down, in a large roasting pan and roast 30 minutes.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outhouse. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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