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barnlike

American  
[bahrn-lahyk] / ˈbɑrnˌlaɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling a barn in construction, architecture, or rustic interior.


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Cygnet had long outgrown its technologically outdated, barnlike theater in Old Town San Diego, its lease was uncertain and its operations were scattered around the area, notes Sean Murray, the Cygnet’s co-founder and artistic director.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

At 6:42 p.m., officers found Mr. Thompson on a property that had what investigators described as two barnlike structures.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

At 6:42 p.m., police located the suspect in one of two barnlike structures.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

It is a small operation, only 13 employees working out of a large barnlike building in Sperryville, on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2019

I pull up to the structure where the ball apparently lives—in a kind of barnlike shed—and knock on the door, my heart beating fast.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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