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as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border
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as in to house
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 camp
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
Pickett returned last Friday after being out of camp since July 26 but hasn’t partaken in team drills since.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The group camped out in a Texas mega-mansion for the entirety of July, streaming for 12 hours each day for 31 days straight.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The defense has had a strong week, with Wednesday being the best of fall camp so far.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
Pickett returned last Friday after being out of camp since July 26 but hasn’t partaken in team drills since.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Here's what to know before camping out at a state park in Michigan.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The group camped out in a Texas mega-mansion for the entirety of July, streaming for 12 hours each day for 31 days straight.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The aftermath Survivors who lost their homes had to build barrack huts.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Run comfortably from hut to hut in Italy along the Alta Via 1, surrounded by the dramatic peaks of the Dolomites.—
Jennifer Malloy,
Outside,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One editor said that this style of cottage felt like a standard cottage cheese, with a nice variety of curd sizes, standard level of saltiness, and mild but pleasant level of tang.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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Along with six standard guest rooms, the resort features 28 cottages, with two designed by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé John Rattenbury.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Louisville Metro Government has poured millions into combating the growing housing and homelessness crisis in the city, with $58 million projected to be spent on the downtown Community Care Campus, which will house a family emergency shelter, medical care spaces and behavioral health services.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The huge camera module houses a moving prism to switch focal length, which looks like an engineering marvel when put to use.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But her flat intonation and vocal fry are perfectly suited to Marvel’s campy critical misfire, playing a demure yet powerful teenager who’s taken under the wing of Dakota Johnson’s equally spacey Cassie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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With a campground still flooded and 400 campers needing transportation that evening, Camp La Junta owner and Kerrville Public School Foundation Board member Katie Fineske called Ringo, the Kerrville district superintendent, for help.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Camp out with tunes in UP Book a trip to the central UP to rock out the summer with live music and fun around a bonfire on a campground.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rest of the guest accommodation is spread across two decks, with two VIPs on the main deck and three cabins on the lower deck.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, United introduced more eco-friendly meal service items in its economy cabins, in an effort to reduce the amount of single-use plastics distributed on its flights.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most of the elderly evacuees had been promised lodging elsewhere in the city, but had few other options.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump on Friday also lodged insults again at Powell for not lowering interest rates, urging the central bank board to wrest control from him.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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