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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
Mike Kaye
updated May 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Without due process, everyone of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast was forced to abandon (or sell, usually at a significant loss) their homes, farms and businesses before being put in camps like Manzanar.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
On Friday, the line to purchase BTS merchandise wrapped around the athletic track – twice – and beyond, with people camping out to be the first to buy merch since Thursday.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Aaron Hall and/or Parker Peterson might be able to out-duel LaBryan Ray and/or Jared Harrison-Hunte in a training camp battle.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Without due process, everyone of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast was forced to abandon (or sell, usually at a significant loss) their homes, farms and businesses before being put in camps like Manzanar.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
Visitors would camp in tents on the beach.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
On Friday, the line to purchase BTS merchandise wrapped around the athletic track – twice – and beyond, with people camping out to be the first to buy merch since Thursday.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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Camping in Yoho The park has four front-country campsites, three of which (Kicking Horse, Monarch, and Hoodoo Creek) accommodate RVs as well as tents.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Once the couple walked back to their nearby campsite, the brief says, Kelly retrieved a firearm from his truck and allegedly opened fire on two approaching women, Escamilla and Ruiz, killing them without warning.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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According to the team, the firing shook the control hut as a long stream of flame burst from the copper engine.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a German Jewish cloth manufacturer (Ulrich Matthes) has a much more modest, traditional-looking summer hut built just a few meters down the shoreline from the architect’s modernist spread.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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The city’s natural landscape — lakes, wilderness, remote cottage country — has proven as much of a draw as its infrastructure.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Verb
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To survive these transformations, rich states have resorted among other things to the ever greater exploitation, not only of poor states, but also of the human and ecological capital housed within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Between 75 and 90 percent of Housing First participants remain housed after one year, which is significantly higher than traditional treatment-first models.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The resulting feature is enigmatic and lightly campy, strange and hallucinatory, taking place in a liminal futuristic city that’s clogged with thick mist and terrorized by a violent serial killer named Leather Man.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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Following the release of its original Broadway cast recording, songs from the show exploded across TikTok, helping introduce the campy comedy to a whole new audience.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Noun
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But on Friday afternoon, in the campgrounds just outside Charlotte Motor Speedway, underneath an overcast sky, Young questioned all of it.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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For overnight stays, several nearby campgrounds welcome RVs, tents, and cabin-goers, while more traditional accommodations include charming inns and bed-and-breakfasts, such as the cozy four-suite Torch Lake Bed & Breakfast.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The flood waters break through the cabin windows, and Danny gets pinned by a tree and some furniture.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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In the Midwest, the solemn reason for the day shares space with graduations and trips north to open up cabins, not to mention forays into gardening and house cleaning.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
Verb
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One bullet that entered through his shoulder hit his left arm bone, while the other punctured his left lung before becoming lodged in his neck.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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According to Moriarty, the bullet struck Sosa-Celis in the leg, passed through a closet and lodged in the wall of a child's bedroom.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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