as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
at last the weary vacationers pulled into a campground for the night
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Recent Examples of campground
Book your stay at the Cades Cove Campground, rent a bike right from the campground store, pack a meal, and start your journey in the afternoon.
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
State police recovered the 35-year-old Pennington's white BMW a day after the murder, parked at Camp Collier, a Boy Scouts campground.
—Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There will be campground trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt and a campsite decorating contest.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The campground’s Cottontail Curl loop, which is composed of tents and pop-up camper vans, was listed as the exact location of the alleged incident.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
State police recovered the 35-year-old Pennington's white BMW a day after the murder, parked at Camp Collier, a Boy Scouts campground.
—Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There will be campground trick-or-treating, a scavenger hunt and a campsite decorating contest.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The campground’s Cottontail Curl loop, which is composed of tents and pop-up camper vans, was listed as the exact location of the alleged incident.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campground
Noun
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Lodging options vary from winter campsites and rustic cottages, to cozy micro-refuges and larger chalets.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle incorporates a 15-kW power takeoff for keeping the campsite electrified or for charging batteries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Campground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campground. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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