as in housed
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 camped
During the Cuban Missile Crisis my dad was camped out wearing his parachute under a wing of a C-130.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
After returning from a January vacation, the Moores found a group of unhoused people camped on the back patio who did not leave, Moore said.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Walk along seaside Coast Boulevard for primo photo ops of the cliffs, stopping at the Children’s Pool to watch sunbathing seals camped on the rocks.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
People are always camped out this time of year with telescopes, looking for whales heading to or from their breeding grounds in Baja California.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
For several months in 2025, activists from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) camped outside of the houses of various Condé Nast editors’ homes, and protested at the New York retail outpost of American Girl, which is owned by Mattel, whose board members include Condé CEO Roger Lynch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Reynolds said more than 100 tiny homes placed on the campus for veterans who had camped on nearby San Vicente Boulevard have proved to be difficult for those using wheelchairs and walkers, are subject to fire and are not suitable for stays that can drag on for months.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
For over a decade, scalpers openly camped out at gas stations, motels and restaurant parking lots near the club, selling badges above face value.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The place has since been abandoned, though Victor does point the Ghoul in the direction of some NCR remnants who are camped out in the hills.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
After returning from a January vacation, the Moores found a group of unhoused people camped on the back patio who did not leave, Moore said.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Walk along seaside Coast Boulevard for primo photo ops of the cliffs, stopping at the Children’s Pool to watch sunbathing seals camped on the rocks.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
People are always camped out this time of year with telescopes, looking for whales heading to or from their breeding grounds in Baja California.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
For several months in 2025, activists from the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) camped outside of the houses of various Condé Nast editors’ homes, and protested at the New York retail outpost of American Girl, which is owned by Mattel, whose board members include Condé CEO Roger Lynch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Reynolds said more than 100 tiny homes placed on the campus for veterans who had camped on nearby San Vicente Boulevard have proved to be difficult for those using wheelchairs and walkers, are subject to fire and are not suitable for stays that can drag on for months.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
For over a decade, scalpers openly camped out at gas stations, motels and restaurant parking lots near the club, selling badges above face value.
—Sofia Chierchio, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The place has since been abandoned, though Victor does point the Ghoul in the direction of some NCR remnants who are camped out in the hills.
—Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camped
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The Children’s Museum and its preschool were housed in a building in the town’s center alongside its lifesize statue of Conny the sperm whale.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Private school students — who are disproportionately affluent, stably housed and high-performing — are not included in state averages.—
Jill Stegman,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That request was made 10 years ago and was cheerfully accommodated.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The airport is now planning to use the 13-acre swath of land that once accommodated rentals cars for a massive parking expansion to add another 2,000 spaces.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One put cash onto the ground, authorities said, so when the victim bent over to pick it up a thief switched the bank card lodged into the ATM with a fraudulent one.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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The civil case notwithstanding, the Justice Department lodged new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus, who is named as a defendant in the main theft conspiracy count and related money-laundering counts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As calls continued to come into Providence police from those sheltered on campus, the directing officer on the scene continued his request for assistance from Brown University.—
Mark Reynolds,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lusine waved us into an unattended shack, sheltered by tarp walls housing a half-dozen of these works in progress.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Camped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camped. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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