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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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
The position groups for the Mets might be mostly set coming into spring training, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any competition in camp.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Debby Rice, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Argentina chose Kansas City for its camp and Sporting Kansas City on Thursday said the defending World Cup champions will train at the SKC facilities.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
The position groups for the Mets might be mostly set coming into spring training, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any competition in camp.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
The fundraising goal is $15,000, enough to send 26 children to camp this year.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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Blakeman and Smith on Friday visited an old campsite where a group of people had built tiny homes in the woods, complete with running water, a garden and an outdoor bar.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ofland originally featured only tiny cabins, vintage Airstreams, and campsites with communal luxury bathhouses.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Another $498 charge was made at Sun glass hut in Canada.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are roughly 600 routes to choose from throughout the Dolomites, ranging from beginner-friendly day tours to hut-to-hut mountain adventures designed for intermediate and advanced climbers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bonaire Resort-style Cabin Kit Robin Pekkala, an Allwood Outlet brand representative, told Travel + Leisure to think of the structures as additional space outside of your home that can be transformed into a guest cottage, pool house, art studio, yoga room, home office space, or even a music studio.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kate Middleton spent most of her early life in a 4-bedroom cottage in Bradfield, Berkshire.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Look for containers to house baking supplies, grab-and-go snacks, breakfast items, seasoning mixes, and hard-to-organize spice packets.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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That’s a massive problem, because a detention center that’s open 24 hours a day and houses enough humans to populate a small city will put a far greater strain on public resources than any warehouse could.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Cumming holds up his iPhone to the camera, proudly boasting about still-unseen looks in all their campy and ridiculous glory.—
Jonathan Borge,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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For some viewers, the conclusion is campy and far-fetched, a twist for the sake of being a twist.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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The National Park Service (NPS) is now hiring summer campground hosts for national park sites across the United States.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Electrical cables on a high-speed line were also severed, and a fire was started at an electrical cabin in the Adriatic town of Pesaro, the railway network said.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Doctors decided against removing a bullet that was lodged in his hip.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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They were expected to be lodged in jail upon their release.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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