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as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms
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Recent Examples of camp
Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
What’s especially delightful about this is that to see a truly camp film at all feels like a throwback.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Sarah Cutler
march 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Training camps would open the next day and the season would be able to start on May 8.
—Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
What’s especially delightful about this is that to see a truly camp film at all feels like a throwback.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Left to raise the family on her own, Lee’s great-grandmother managed to keep the family’s first farm running, while camping out and baking bread on the new land at night to make sure the family met government requirements to keep it.
—Sarah Cutler
march 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, those guides led the group out of the huts with urgency.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Most ski-touring lodges are no-frills huts that cater to hardy mountaineers who’d balk at the idea of taking a gondola or a lift.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cedar wood’s grains are enhanced with an overlapping cladding style build, and the shingled roof adds a storybook cottage feel.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The exterior of the cottage will remain the same.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These facilities typically house dozens of robots in large office-like spaces spanning thousands of square meters, where human operators repeatedly perform simple tasks alongside the machines to generate and record detailed data on key physical actions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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It was put up in less than two months, but started housing people two weeks after construction began.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The earlier film, directed by James Whale, begins with a campy scene of Mary Shelley telling her husband—Percy Bysshe Shelley—and Lord Byron of her plans for a sequel, setting up the film as the fulfillment of that ostensible wish.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Based on the 1992 campy classic movie starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis and Isabella Rossellini, the stage musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Visitors can stay in the park at backcountry campsites, campgrounds with tent and RV sites, or The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which offers classic rooms and historic cabins.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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The National Park Service hosts a campground and ferry dock on Santa Cruz, but more than three quarters of that island is owned by the global nonprofit Nature Conservancy, which is working to bring back the native ecosystem.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The owners have a few rental cabins, too, for people who want to fish in Lake Washington, an oxbow of the Mississippi River.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Inside the cabin, the Ti3 integrates electronically controlled seating systems designed for ergonomic customization.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer on Jalloh in 2020, and he was later issued a final order of removal allowing him to be deported to any country other than Sierra Leone.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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But Stroll did not complete a single lap all day on Saturday due to the ongoing engine problems, forcing Aston to lodge a request with the stewards for him to be allowed to take part in Sunday’s grand prix.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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