She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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Since October, Newsom has advocated for expanding the available amount of money from $330 million to $750 million as Hollywood has hemorrhaged jobs due to the pandemic, strikes by writers and actors, and sets being decamped to economically-friendlier states like Georgia.—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025 And then there was the schadenfreude of those who had already decamped to greener pastures.—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025 Nicole sold her home in Indio and decamped for parts unknown.—John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025 Yet many of the high-flying clientele who typically decamp to the French Riviera and Italian coast have found a new spot for their summers away.—Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp
Word History
Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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