decamped

Definition of decampednext
past tense of decamp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamped
Verb
  • Ryan struck out Nolan Arenado and walked a batter but escaped the inning when Dalton Rushing threw the runner out trying to steal second base.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
  • My father and his immediate family escaped from Vienna to the United States on the eve of the outbreak of the war.
    Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His brooding blue eyes are being absconded with by a Sri Lankan eBay user.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Otherwise, a relationship with an AI will not be until death do us part — but until the developer has absconded with your personal information and deleted your spouse.
    Lori Andrews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Rising from the center of the bay is a Star Wars-style cockpit, neon-lit and hissing as the door opens to reveal a dashboard equipped with self-flying software.
    Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The space is dimly lit, with light grids above the bar and a custom projector creating an underwater effect.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fidel Castro got out of the jeep.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The other man got out and the men got into a verbal confrontation.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That’s double the number recorded in 2021, when the US retreated from Kabul and the Afghan Taliban returned to power.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • One officer fired five rounds toward Rohloff, who retreated into the home.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • City sanitation workers would then dismantle the encampment on the seventh day, with the hope that people would have cleared out of the area.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • City sanitation workers would then dismantle the encampment on the seventh day, with the hope that people would have cleared out of the area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Decamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamped. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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