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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
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
And with a payload capacity of 100 tons, Starship should be able to carry all the equipment for one of Interlune’s mining camps in one or two shipments.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The likes of Indonesia and Turkey will always be careful to keep a foot in both camps.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Rodriguez, the after-school portion of the cost would be paid with funds generated by the city’s tax on gaming, while the summer camps would be funded through the general fund.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In the northwestern province of Xinjiang, for instance, Beijing has refused to engage moderate voices and has relied on direct repression, including sending a large swath of the population to internment camps, to erase local culture and silence dissent among Uyghurs.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
His daughters, Audrey and Riley, are recent alumni who attended mission trips and summer camps run by the school.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Together, over the course of one weekend or eight days, burners (people who attend Burning Man) cultivate a de-commodified society with various camps and neighborhoods that focus on art, performance, expression and community service, Mangrum said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
While most college coaches treat their practices like a top secret meeting, Dykes has maintained a wide-open media policy, allowing reporters to watch full practices in the spring and fall camps, and even allowing fans and media to watch entire scrimmages.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The two competing camps both made hyperbolic claims that their technology would soon deliver computers that equalled or exceeded human intelligence.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
And with a payload capacity of 100 tons, Starship should be able to carry all the equipment for one of Interlune’s mining camps in one or two shipments.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The likes of Indonesia and Turkey will always be careful to keep a foot in both camps.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Rodriguez, the after-school portion of the cost would be paid with funds generated by the city’s tax on gaming, while the summer camps would be funded through the general fund.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
In the northwestern province of Xinjiang, for instance, Beijing has refused to engage moderate voices and has relied on direct repression, including sending a large swath of the population to internment camps, to erase local culture and silence dissent among Uyghurs.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
His daughters, Audrey and Riley, are recent alumni who attended mission trips and summer camps run by the school.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Together, over the course of one weekend or eight days, burners (people who attend Burning Man) cultivate a de-commodified society with various camps and neighborhoods that focus on art, performance, expression and community service, Mangrum said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
While most college coaches treat their practices like a top secret meeting, Dykes has maintained a wide-open media policy, allowing reporters to watch full practices in the spring and fall camps, and even allowing fans and media to watch entire scrimmages.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps
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This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds, House Rock Camp Site, 18 Mile Wash Camp Site, 18 Mile Ledges Camp Site, Upper North Canyon Camp Site and Lower North Canyon Camp Site.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two-day sweep of campgrounds near Leavenworth, Washington, which involved more than 100 FBI Seattle agents alongside local law enforcement, concluded Tuesday and yielded the first major development in a nationwide hunt that has gripped the public since early summer, Fox 13 Seattle reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The former looks like a Caribbean hideaway with huts which are built from bamboo and have thatched roofs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Just down the beach from the restaurant, a row of waterfront fishing huts called Pueblo de los Pescadores had long been at the heart of local nightlife, offering DJs and sunset views, until a fire in 2021.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Book a lakefront stay at Wander the Resort, where sleek cottages and private beachfront access redefine rustic luxury.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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There are plenty of tiny houses on Amazon to suit different styles, from modern homes with sleek features to quaint cottages fit for traditional Southern looks.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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On the design front, the Loop has a soft textile band and a slim buckle that houses the Polar Precision Prime sensor.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Belize Zoo is a unique conservation area that houses over 150 animals, all native to Belize.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The modern campground is closed for the remainder of the 2025 season for planned updates to the electrical and septic systems and to convert 44 campsites to full-hookup.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Even if all visitors properly dispose of bodily waste following Leave No Trace standards—in a cathole six to eight inches deep and at least 200 feet from trails, campsites, and bodies of water—in areas with extremely high visitation, excrement will eventually reach a critical mass.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
27 Aug. 2025
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Leisure’s best new hotels of 2021, Wander the Resort offers 10 luxurious glass-and-timber cabins along the quiet northern shores of West Lake.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, Wauhatchie Woodlands, a charming campground-of-sorts filled with tiny cabins.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gaza City residents said the military had destroyed homes and tent encampments that had housed Palestinians displaced by nearly two years of war.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands live in tin shacks, lacking basic amenities, such as coal for cooking and heating their homes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Indiana Capital Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Niki Kelly shared on her X/Twitter account that Vance entered the Indiana statehouse through the basement, where media shacks are located, but did not respond to a question about why Indiana should redistrict.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camps. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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