camp (out)

as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors rather than stay in motels, my family usually camps out when we're on vacation

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Verb
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to bubble and top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
  • Bake at 350°F until set and lightly browned on top, loosely tenting with aluminum foil halfway through cooking, 35 to 40 minutes.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Afraid their houses may collapse at any moment, families are sleeping out in the open along roadsides near their homes.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In the early evening hours and throughout the night, mosquitoes can no longer feast on anoles, which typically sleep out in the open.
    Denise Hruby, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Camp (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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