bivouacked

verb

past tense of bivouac
1
as in encamped
to live in a camp or the outdoors the army bivouacked for the night by the lake

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2
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bivouacked
  1. housed
  2. accommodated
  3. camped
  4. lodged
  5. sheltered
Verb
  • The mission museum and gift shop are housed in the original Convent Wing, once the residential quarters of Franciscan priests and friars.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • In a single event, the ridge accommodated nearly 40 years’ worth of plate motion.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
  • Those needs are easily accommodated through thoughtful exceptions easily administered by teachers and school staff.
    — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of accommodated
Verb
  • Watery diarrhea, cramping and bloating can last for weeks, and those stricken with the parasite have reported being camped at their toilet for days.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Despite the heat, fans camped out at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of camped
Verb
  • Devers furthered the Giants’ cause with a ground-rule double that lodged itself under the padding along the right-field line, scoring Schmitt.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • The hotel may already be lodged somewhere in your subconscious thanks to its iconic yellow umbrellas and vaulted-ceiling indoor pool.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of lodged
Verb
  • Multiple calls to sheriff’s dispatchers brought deputies to the woman, who sheltered in the apartment of a Good Samaritan, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
  • About 120 of those who could walk were being sheltered in a gym, while the rest were housed in a psychiatric hospital, local authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of sheltered
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