as in housing
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 camping
The last Il Mostro murder — when French couple Nadine Mauriot and Jean Michel Kraveichvili were shot while on a camping holiday — happened that same year.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Their home — the only home the girls have ever known — was one of some 6,000 destroyed in the Eaton fire, so now the family is basically camping out in a Sierra Madre apartment until their house can be rebuilt.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The last murders attributed to the Monster of Florence occurred in September 1985, when French couple Jean Michel Kraveichvili and Nadine Mauriot were shot and stabbed while camping in a forest.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Atkinson and his family were walking from their downtown Columbus condo to a restaurant and noticed a throng of Blue Jackets fans camping outside Nationwide Arena to get a jump on tickets the following day.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
At just $9, the cozy Hanes Men’s EcoSmart Fleece Crewneck Sweatshirt is primed to become your new go-to pick for in-flight wear, while the site is also stocked with packing cubes, comfy walking shoes, and even camping gear—starting at $6.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
For those readers who weren’t alive at the time of the Tiananmen Square massacre (or need a refresher), in the spring of 1989, university students began camping out and protesting in Tiananmen Square, the central square in Beijing, China’s capital.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Their home — the only home the girls have ever known — was one of some 6,000 destroyed in the Eaton fire, so now the family is basically camping out in a Sierra Madre apartment until their house can be rebuilt.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The last murders attributed to the Monster of Florence occurred in September 1985, when French couple Jean Michel Kraveichvili and Nadine Mauriot were shot and stabbed while camping in a forest.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
Atkinson and his family were walking from their downtown Columbus condo to a restaurant and noticed a throng of Blue Jackets fans camping outside Nationwide Arena to get a jump on tickets the following day.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
At just $9, the cozy Hanes Men’s EcoSmart Fleece Crewneck Sweatshirt is primed to become your new go-to pick for in-flight wear, while the site is also stocked with packing cubes, comfy walking shoes, and even camping gear—starting at $6.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
For those readers who weren’t alive at the time of the Tiananmen Square massacre (or need a refresher), in the spring of 1989, university students began camping out and protesting in Tiananmen Square, the central square in Beijing, China’s capital.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camping
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Beneath the elevated structures lies the operational core of the winery, housing its fermentation and storage facilities.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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The latter effort responds to the most acute aspect of California’s shortage — housing the nearly 35% of Californians who are living in poverty or near-poverty, mostly due to housing costs that are among the nation’s highest.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The city's Department of Finance manages those revenue streams, which include the city’s sales, use and lodging taxes.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Together, the two homes contain nine bedrooms and form a sprawling Ibizan retreat capable of comfortably accommodating lots of family and friends.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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New Balance has launched a new program aimed at accommodating consumers with disabilities, limb loss or foot size discrepancies.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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Enduring hunger alongside heavy, unbelievable sounds of explosions, some of the relatives sheltering in our house decided to prepare their bags and head south.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Camping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camping. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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