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as in campgrounds
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 houses
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 camps
Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The injury means Livramento will likely miss both of the remaining England camps this year, with one taking place next week and the next beginning in nearly six weeks, on Monday, November 10.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The center features plenty of interactive exhibits, camps and games for children and a Fossil Frontier where guests can explore fossils from across Tennessee.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
The second film, made two years into the war, in 2024, was shot in various camps across Europe and the US, where Ukrainian refugees resided alongside those fleeing other conflicts and crises.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Romer covers a lot — the first baseball game in Japan, how the San Francisco Seals figured into all of this, World War II, Japanese interment camps, the Giants, and more.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Texas’ rules and regulations about housing and construction and summer camps immediately came under scrutiny by environmentalists and urban planners.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Training camps are underway all across the league.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The injury means Livramento will likely miss both of the remaining England camps this year, with one taking place next week and the next beginning in nearly six weeks, on Monday, November 10.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The center features plenty of interactive exhibits, camps and games for children and a Fossil Frontier where guests can explore fossils from across Tennessee.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
The second film, made two years into the war, in 2024, was shot in various camps across Europe and the US, where Ukrainian refugees resided alongside those fleeing other conflicts and crises.
—Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Since 2017, Myanmar’s military has killed tens of thousands of Rohingya and exiled hundreds of thousands more to neighboring Bangladesh; in early 2025, the junta cut off food and supplies to the 130,000 Rohingya in Myanmar living in prison-like refugee camps, leading to starvation and disease.
—Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Romer covers a lot — the first baseball game in Japan, how the San Francisco Seals figured into all of this, World War II, Japanese interment camps, the Giants, and more.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Texas’ rules and regulations about housing and construction and summer camps immediately came under scrutiny by environmentalists and urban planners.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps
Noun
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Staffing levels to help in emergencies and maintain trash, restrooms, campgrounds and roads are not guaranteed, according to the National Park Service.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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This includes visitor centers, campgrounds, and interpretive programming.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are also no regulations for construction, which typically leads to conflicts when new houses or huts pop up along the beaches.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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In her 1996 memoir, Anita recalled watching the flamethrower tanks destroying the huts and described her many interactions with British officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum personally designed the compound’s interiors, which includes a 19th-century stone farmhouse, three guest cottages, and a barn dating back to 1776.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
26 Sep. 2025
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While the tower still exists and houses seniors, the cottages were demolished to make way for a mixed-income development.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Backlogs out of Hong Kong, which houses the largest cargo airport on earth, are expected to persist through mid-October after Typhoon Ragasa caused widespread flight cancellations across the region and South China.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Walker-Stone House is a historic structure downtown that houses the Folk School of Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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And the Starlink Mini satellite dish, now $190 off, is your portable internet sidekick, ready to get you online from campsites, cabins, or anywhere your weekend takes you.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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The turnkey campsites are a cross between a tent and a spacious cabin, and include three sleeping platforms and mattresses that fit up to six people, an indoor dining table, as well as a wood-burning stove and firewood.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Braemar Cabins has four standalone cabins that are big enough to fit between two and four guests.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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And the Starlink Mini satellite dish, now $190 off, is your portable internet sidekick, ready to get you online from campsites, cabins, or anywhere your weekend takes you.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gardner framed it to exclude the girl’s relatives, the commissioners’ assistants, the fort and nearby Indian encampments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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During the same period, crews cleared more than 6,400 encampments.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In addition to picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbecue shacks in the South, Hofman also discovered one important ingredient — friendliness, the site says.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camps. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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