as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampment
At Wisconsin, Mnookin in 2024 authorized police to clear an early pro-Palestinian encampment, before reaching a deal with the Madison chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine to take down the tents that were pitched, according to the student newspaper and university statements.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
The city of San Diego is looking to remove a makeshift shelter once thought to be a homeless encampment that has been installed on a bluff overlooking Black’s Beach in La Jolla.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Taylor was killed by the City of Atlanta during a sweep of an encampment of unhoused residents earlier this year.
—Matt Reynolds, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Once there, all of the occupants inside the encampment asked to be taken to a warming shelter.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
The city of San Diego is looking to remove a makeshift shelter once thought to be a homeless encampment that has been installed on a bluff overlooking Black’s Beach in La Jolla.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Taylor was killed by the City of Atlanta during a sweep of an encampment of unhoused residents earlier this year.
—Matt Reynolds, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Once there, all of the occupants inside the encampment asked to be taken to a warming shelter.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampment
Noun
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The year-round campground has 56 sites with access to flush toilets, running water, and a dump station.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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All tickets include concert and campground access.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Since then, scientists have been in two camps, championing conflicting theories on the thickness of Europa's ice shell.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Peet’s Coffee was founded by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peet, a German labor-camp survivor whose family had run a coffee-roasting business.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Camping Regulations All campsites share the same basic regulations.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Life in captivity Smart opens up about how Mitchell raped her several times a day at the campsite during the summer of 2002.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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