as in to abscond
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Recent Examples of decamp
Black Sabbath decamped to Los Angeles to record 1972’s Vol. 4 and nursed fierce cocaine addictions while there.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Bolsonaro even decamped to Florida after his supporters stormed Brazilian government buildings in an attempt to restore him to power.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The show that began in a studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, soon decamped for New York.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The team decamped to Harriman's, where Mendler's new friend Jim Walter, the proprietor, served them shots.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Bolsonaro even decamped to Florida after his supporters stormed Brazilian government buildings in an attempt to restore him to power.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The show that began in a studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, soon decamped for New York.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The team decamped to Harriman's, where Mendler's new friend Jim Walter, the proprietor, served them shots.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamp
Verb
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Becky Lynch hit the ring, but Lyra absconded her kendo stick.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Things went south for Run the World when society reopened and people absconded from virtual events.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Both eateries are open to the public, making this a great place to escape from the heat of the day while peeking inside the incredible interior of this historic building.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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What does this have to do with the series’ opening scene, in which nurse Melvin (Dan Fogler, whose recognizability counts as an early spoiler) escapes from a burning apartment, unable to save his mother?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Also an original story, Weapons stars Julia Garner as a teacher who learns that 17 of the 18 children in her classroom simultaneously got out of bed and ran off into the night the exact same time, 2:17 a.m.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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His whole motive from the beginning is just to get out and be free.—
Vincent Perella,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jefferies and Lawrence got married in 2020 After a few years of dating, the couple eloped at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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After secretly eloping in 1996 while filming, the pair went on to have three children and work together on various projects like Hope & Faith.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
11 Oct. 2024
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As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2019
Verb
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
Verb
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Kristi Noem made headlines last month when a thief snatched her purse inside a Washington, D.C., restaurant and made off with $3,000 in cash, prompting a question: Exactly how much money does the homeland security secretary have?—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But the revenue that the U.S. government makes off the tariffs would reduce the total federal deficits by $2.8 trillion.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
Verb
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamp. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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