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
The radio station just happens to be where Vickie (Amybeth McNulty) and Max (Sadie Sink) are camped out, radioing the team in the Upside Down for nervous updates.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Last spring, when the raids in San Bernardino hit their peak, Rosalinda camped there for two weeks.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Someone camped illegally within 150 feet of the Creek Trail and was under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bardot gave birth while trapped in her Paris apartment, outside of which hordes of photographers were camped awaiting the momentous event.
—Lee Smith, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Loughrey is a true fan of the British royal family and has camped out for events including royal baby births, important royal engagements and Christmas walkabouts at Sandringham.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Young Ofelia and her pregnant mother have been brought to live in the countryside, where her brutal stepfather Captain Vidal’s job is to wipe out the remaining rebels camped in the local forest.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
That mute minute in an otherwise ever-bobbing, ever-shouting crowd (a portion of which camped outside the Spectrum Center) was a testament to Eilish’s ability to hold her own on a stage that — other than the occasional burst of fire and blitzing lights — had little frill.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Last spring, when the raids in San Bernardino hit their peak, Rosalinda camped there for two weeks.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Someone camped illegally within 150 feet of the Creek Trail and was under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bardot gave birth while trapped in her Paris apartment, outside of which hordes of photographers were camped awaiting the momentous event.
—Lee Smith, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Loughrey is a true fan of the British royal family and has camped out for events including royal baby births, important royal engagements and Christmas walkabouts at Sandringham.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Young Ofelia and her pregnant mother have been brought to live in the countryside, where her brutal stepfather Captain Vidal’s job is to wipe out the remaining rebels camped in the local forest.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
That mute minute in an otherwise ever-bobbing, ever-shouting crowd (a portion of which camped outside the Spectrum Center) was a testament to Eilish’s ability to hold her own on a stage that — other than the occasional burst of fire and blitzing lights — had little frill.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camped
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The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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That's because the Globes do look a little different this year, thanks to construction on the Beverly Hilton, the iconic hotel that's housed the awards show for decades.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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This shows a circular, counter-clockwise navigation of the sea that accommodated winds and currents.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Children are also happily accommodated.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Toward the end of last month, more than a dozen separate proposals from Chinese satellite operators were lodged with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global body responsible for coordinating radio spectrum and orbital slots.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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His friends also told him that Farabi Eye Hospital in Tehran experienced a particular surge in patients with pellets lodged in their eyes, with roughly 200 to 300 patients.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bieber will watch Smith deliver that message from backstage, private and sheltered from view.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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As reports flooded in, hundreds of students sheltered in place across campus buildings, including Solomon Hall, where police said that roughly 150 to 300 people were barricaded inside.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Camped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camped. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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