as in prison camp
a type of prison where large numbers of people who are not soldiers are kept during a war and are usually forced to live in very bad conditions
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Recent Examples of concentration camp
Trump’s registration rule is ripped right out of the authoritarian playbook, and in the past this road has led to internment and concentration camps.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The film that, to me, in its most unflinching way, describes the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and the concentration camps.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2025
The decision of the Israelis to invite in journalists from around the world to witness the death and destruction wrought by Hamas is compared to Gen. Eisenhower bringing the press to see the German concentration camps.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
These camps remind many Americans of the Nazi concentration camps in Germany during World War II.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The film that, to me, in its most unflinching way, describes the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and the concentration camps.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2025
The decision of the Israelis to invite in journalists from around the world to witness the death and destruction wrought by Hamas is compared to Gen. Eisenhower bringing the press to see the German concentration camps.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
These camps remind many Americans of the Nazi concentration camps in Germany during World War II.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration camp
Noun
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There are Earthquakes and opera singers and prison camps for human experimentation.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement Though he had been banned from baseball since 1989, served five months in a federal prison camp for income tax evasion, was a known philanderer and a largely unsuccessful gambler, Rose remained one of the most beloved former athletes in the nation.—
Mike Kupper,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2024
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Communal meals were served in the multi-ethnic work camps as plantation workers needed nutritious, hearty meals portioned to keep them going all day long.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Saw tells his followers he was forced into slave labor at an Imperial work camp on his home planet Onderon.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2025
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My father died under the Khmer Rouge, succumbing to dysentery and malnutrition after being forced to work in a labor camp.—
Sophal Ear,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The novelist Daniel Kehlmann became interested in film as a child, the son of a father who survived a Nazi labor camp and went on to direct movies and theater.—
David Segal,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Houston’s bullpen did not stir, underscoring the weight Gordon bore Wednesday.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Holmes, who had given up only one home run all season prior to Wednesday, gave up two home runs while the Bucs and their bullpen shut down the Mets.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Concentration camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration%20camp. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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