camp (out)

Definition of camp (out)next
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
  • Inspired Overland California's Inspired Overland (IO) has quickly made a name for itself in the crowded US rooftop tent (RTT) market by launching some of the slimmest, lightest rooftop tents the vehicle-top camping world has ever seen.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Any residents living in the apartment or home will need to vacate for 24 hours while the extermination team tents the space to release a fumigant gas.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Part of Tennyson lived, was encamped, at the outer reaches of the psyche.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Teams conducted initial outreach to offer people encamping in the marsh area access to shelter, housing, treatment, and supportive services.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • All those people who sleep out there.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In 2009, William secretly took the headline-making step of sleeping out on the streets of London one night.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Camp (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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