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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
Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The changes are being driven by competing camps inside DHS.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Both camps are intensifying outreach to swing voters, with the outcome poised to influence the direction of both state and national politics.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For that matter, Florida State has started doing satellite camps in Miami to compete more aggressively with UM.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Homeless camps are visible in parts of the city and drug use, especially the surge of fentanyl, is a serious concern that prompted officials to declare a 90-day state of emergency last year.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Villagers would be forced to flee their homes and packed into squalid makeshift camps.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
As of July this year, UNICEF has had to cut the number of RUTF packets given per child in the camps, to try to stretch resources.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Both Hilton’s and Porter’s camps touted the new polling as wins on Friday.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
The route passes through 75 villages, the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and nomadic Bedouin camps.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The changes are being driven by competing camps inside DHS.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Both camps are intensifying outreach to swing voters, with the outcome poised to influence the direction of both state and national politics.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
For that matter, Florida State has started doing satellite camps in Miami to compete more aggressively with UM.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Homeless camps are visible in parts of the city and drug use, especially the surge of fentanyl, is a serious concern that prompted officials to declare a 90-day state of emergency last year.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Villagers would be forced to flee their homes and packed into squalid makeshift camps.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
As of July this year, UNICEF has had to cut the number of RUTF packets given per child in the camps, to try to stretch resources.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Both Hilton’s and Porter’s camps touted the new polling as wins on Friday.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps
Noun
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Its 80,000 residents welcome travelers with arms wide open and the area has all the things RV travelers need for a successful trip—from wide roads and easy parking to good food and welcoming campgrounds.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Practical tips for Swiss mountain huts Huts operate from approximately mid-June until mid-October, with about half remaining partially open (but unserviced) in the winter and spring.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Members have a number of accommodations to choose from — there’s a seven-bedroom farmhouse and four-bedroom cottage, 40 cabins and 20 huts.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Multiple guest cottages offer plenty of space for everyday living, with simple interiors that draw on the Lowcountry setting.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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From traditional coastal cottages to contemporary mountain getaways, the firm works in a wide range of styles, often drawing inspiration from designs of the past and the topography of the site.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Reportedly, the company intends to reuse the fundamental robotic core — which houses the complex multimodal interaction and motion-control technology — to create a diverse range of new figures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company was founded by high school buddies Mark Warren and Chris Pence, who came together to start the business in 2012 and have since expanded into a 13,000-square-foot facility that houses a 20-person team.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy Balinese massages and a Rainforest hydrothermal circuit featuring hot and cold thermal cabins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even the rooms – called cabins or staterooms – have different names than at hotels.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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San Diego crews have cleared 184 encampments near freeways since the city got access over the summer to state land through a new agreement with the California Department of Transportation.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Columbia Daily Spectator, the school’s student newspaper, was praised for its coverage of pro-Palestine encampments on campus that prompted the school to send in police, which led to scores of arrests.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camps. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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