as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the campsite at least offers shower and bathroom facilities
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Recent Examples of campsite
Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Authorities said Thomas’ son grew concerned after not hearing from him for a couple days, noting that among the last messages the family received from Thomas were photos of a black bear in his campsite, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
With 66,000 grandstand seats and more than 3,000 RV campsites, NASCAR fans from across the country would travel to Sparta, a city of 231 in Gallatin County, for a few weekends each year to enjoy the thrill of high-speed motorsports.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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
Authorities said Thomas’ son grew concerned after not hearing from him for a couple days, noting that among the last messages the family received from Thomas were photos of a black bear in his campsite, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
With 66,000 grandstand seats and more than 3,000 RV campsites, NASCAR fans from across the country would travel to Sparta, a city of 231 in Gallatin County, for a few weekends each year to enjoy the thrill of high-speed motorsports.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for campsite
Noun
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Book your stay at the Cades Cove Campground, rent a bike right from the campground store, pack a meal, and start your journey in the afternoon.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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Above ground, the Meramec Cavern complex includes a campground and a motel, in addition to a zip line, climbing wall, and riverboat tours.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If Alt was going to be in the lineup, the Chargers had a chance to piece their front together and potentially contend, even after losing tackle Rashawn Slater for the season because of a training camp knee injury.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Campsite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campsite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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