camped

past tense of camp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of camped Solidarity protests were held in several other cities, while supporters sent food and supplies to demonstrators camped in New Delhi and engaged in hunger strikes. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The target is camped out inside a pipeline beneath a farmhouse across the battlefield. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026 News of Pradhan's resignation sparked celebrations among the thousands of protesters who have camped at New Delhi's protest site for more than a month. Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026 Thousands of students remained camped out in central Delhi late Thursday night, joined by opposition party leaders and activists from the Cockroach Janta Party, the group at the center of recent protests. Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026 Tear gas and wooden sticks For more than a month, hundreds of Indian young people had camped at Jantar Mantar, one of the few open spaces in the Indian capital where the government allows mass protests. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026 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 Dozens of camera crews and reporters were camped out in front of the side entrance to the New York Knicks home court. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camped
Verb
  • The shop opened earlier this summer and is located at 1108 E 30th St F, housed in the Wonder Shops and Flats building alongside other establishments like The Combine and AiZen Root Remedy.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Plans have yet to be finalized for the largest of the buildings, which formerly housed the plant’s gigantic boilers, but options include classrooms, an indoor play space or an oceanographic institute, according to the project’s designers.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Banking, healthcare, insurance, government and other highly regulated sectors in particular have to abide by productivity, security and compliance requirements consumer browsers simply haven’t accommodated.
    Mazy Dar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Up to 16 satellites … Before the award, a feasibility study was conducted to confirm that CubeSats could be safely accommodated as secondary payloads aboard an Ariane 6 flight.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • As all this plays out, consumer complaints about credit reporting have skyrocketed, with more than 4 million lodged with the CFPB in 2025.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said the bullet Lagrone fired struck Manns in the arm and lodged in his spine.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More than 56,000 people sheltered in Kyiv’s subway stations overnight, according to the Facebook post from the capital’s metro.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Russian strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, storage facilities, a market and a garage complex in the capital, where air raid warnings lasted more than five hours and thousands of residents sheltered in subway stations.
    Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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“Camped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camped. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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