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Recent Examples of hogan
My hogan has electricity but no running water.
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Sunny Dooley, Scientific American, 8 July 2020
At the end of this road in Clark Village, the iconic Bears Ears buttes on the horizon, a family of 18, who recently had their home burned down, lives in a single space — a hogan, a single-roomed building that’s the cultural home for the Diné people.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
Descheenie, who is from Chinle, said his mother was born in a hogan, traditional Diné home, and because of this she was never given a birth certificate.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
Born in a hogan, Laughter had no birth certificate, didn't drive, had no electric or water service at her home in the Navajo Nation and paid no property taxes.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
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Sunny Dooley, Scientific American, 8 July 2020
At the end of this road in Clark Village, the iconic Bears Ears buttes on the horizon, a family of 18, who recently had their home burned down, lives in a single space — a hogan, a single-roomed building that’s the cultural home for the Diné people.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
Descheenie, who is from Chinle, said his mother was born in a hogan, traditional Diné home, and because of this she was never given a birth certificate.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
Born in a hogan, Laughter had no birth certificate, didn't drive, had no electric or water service at her home in the Navajo Nation and paid no property taxes.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hogan
Noun
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Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.—
Audrey G. Bennett,
The Conversation,
10 Aug. 2023
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2023
Noun
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There is even a vintage bivouac (mountain hut for sleeping) on display.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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And at a couple of nearby villages, cranial fragments were buried around huts.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Feast On Local Delights In Fort-de-France, welcoming local food shacks and easy-going eateries reign, offering simple but delicious and affordable eats that show-off the region’s best recipes.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Wieland family boat is appropriately called the Transformation, and Cicero himself, who in Brown’s novel is listed as Theodore’s favorite author, is repurposed as the proprietor of the town’s seafood shack.—
Joumana Khatib,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Part tipi, part wickiup, and influenced by many architectural styles, a round lodge can block wind, rain, cold, and sun.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
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The wickiup is a bit like a small tipi made from poles, brush and vegetation.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
28 May 2020
Noun
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Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined.—
Alexandra Moore,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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In 2017, William Finnegan wrote about Trump’s decision to reverse the plans to close the separate detention camp at Guantánamo, and outlined the limits of GITMO’s utility in the fight against terrorism.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour.—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2024
Noun
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Like a mechanical wooden doll dancing to the sea shanty.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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Participating anglers must bring their own bright red flags, (1 foot in diameter or larger) to hang on fishing shanties, according to the DNR.—
Tanya Wildt,
Detroit Free Press,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Hogan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hogan. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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