as in hut
a round tent that was used in the past by Native Americans as a house or shelter
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Recent Examples of wigwam
Other kinds of algorithms underlie the repeating sequences of bent wood arcs that make up Native American wigwams, canoes and cradles.
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Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
The museum was built in 1930 and is meant to mimic the colonial architecture — thatched roof cottages, wigwams, and more – of the 1600s.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2019
As the paper in the fireplace ignites, place the thin broken branches, one by one, against the burning wigwam.
—Ross McCammon, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2018
Audrey G. Bennett, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2023
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt receives a miniature wigwam at a Boy Scout camp in New York State in 1933.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
The monastery is a former motel with a lobby in the shape of a wigwam, where Bran’s mother meditates and vacuums and rapidly dies of ovarian cancer, which means Bran never gets to ask whether the call of the nunnery was worth abandoning a daughter.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
Uncommon accommodations: Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—AZCentral.com, 4 June 2021
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
The Nowashe Village will include a main village, two wigwams, an archaeology laboratory, a wetland with a boardwalk, a fire circle which will be used for storytelling, and the Three Sisters Garden.
—Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
The museum was built in 1930 and is meant to mimic the colonial architecture — thatched roof cottages, wigwams, and more – of the 1600s.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2019
As the paper in the fireplace ignites, place the thin broken branches, one by one, against the burning wigwam.
—Ross McCammon, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wigwam
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In Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, owned by the Dutch, slave huts were built along the coast, on land not suitable for agriculture and easily damaged by storms.Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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But, instead, my son and I scramble up the ladder onto the hut roof and play games, project movies onto the wall.Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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In contrast with Jokowi, a former carpenter raised in a shanty and Indonesia’s first leader without military or political connections, Prabowo is very much of elite stock.Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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After a medley of sea shanties and swash-buckling tunes, Zimmer received a standing ovation before heading into intermission.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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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
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The area had featured multiple shacks built out of wood and tarps.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The original spot, at 2295 Lexington Road and across the street from the fine-dining establishment Le Moo, resembles a hunter’s cabin or funky shack, with a wooden exterior and metal siding, covered in signs for beer brands.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2024
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The school’s rodeo grounds are pocked with prairie dog holes, and roads to the mobile home park and hogans that house employees are mostly unpaved.Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Navajo elder lives in a hogan, a traditional home, built for him by neighbors in Wide Ruins, a remote town of 175 people in northeastern Arizona, about 250 miles from Phoenix.Alex Rhoades, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
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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
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Humor — both black and camp — is the key here, unlike the often-leaden film which relied on special effects rather than a sharp script and knowing comic direction for its wow factor.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The last time the act was invoked was during World War II, and it was used to place noncitizens from Japan, Germany and Italy in internment camps.Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The four-seat cabin is covered in black from the floor to the headliner.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Wigwam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wigwam. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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