Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamped
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Animal rights activists questioned whether the wolf could survive outside the zoo and also worried it might be killed during capture, something that happened to a puma that escaped from the same zoo in 2018.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Another novel aspect is that Yarris escaped from custody in 1985, only to be quickly recaptured in Florida and sent back to death row in Pennsylvania.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie and her siblings recorded videos, pleading for news, for help, for a merciful change of heart from whoever had absconded with their mom.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Three months later, another seven players from the senior national team absconded in the same country.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But a heated argument coming from a house in Lee’s neighborhood became the next spark that lit a narrative fuse.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers star point guard who lit last year’s NBA Playoffs on fire, is headed to Hollywood — but not via some sort of trade to the Los Angeles Lakers or Clippers.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The suspect got out of the vehicle and ran away when shots were fired.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Officers followed the car to 18th Avenue near Oak Street, where the car finally stopped and a passenger got out and fled on foot.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The result of days of negotiations Thursday’s proceedings came to a standstill as lawmakers retreated behind closed doors and Johnson reached for an agreement to resolve the standoff.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Baker retreated up another flight up stairs and called out to Rivera, who was on the floor below his perch.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Clouds cleared out giving way to sun Saturday morning, but temperatures stay cool.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tharp said this approach is a way to allow tumors to be cleared out.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Decamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamped. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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