decamped

verb

past tense of decamp
as in escaped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamped
  1. escaped
  2. absconded
  3. lit
  4. got out
  5. retreated
  6. cleared out
Verb
  • Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • The would-be savior has absconded, dealing a fatal blow to LIV’s resurrection.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In January 2023, Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio’s father, absconded to Florida after getting bested by Lula months earlier.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of absconded
Verb
  • However, the original system has limitations when objects are partially visible, distant, or captured in blurry or poorly lit images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Out of safety concerns — given that the arrays generate electricity whenever lit by the sun — the astronauts needed to wait for the space station to enter the shadow of Earth to see what could be done.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lit
Verb
  • Then Reyes got out of the car, dragged the unconscious victim out of the street and placed his bag next to him on a bench before fleeing the scene, the documents said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • After Cambodia's crackdown, workers who had money to buy a plane ticket home got out quickly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of got out
Verb
  • The officers then retreated from the SUV and gave the man commands to exit the vehicle with his hands up.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • European indexes, which aren’t tilted as heavily toward technology stocks, also retreated modestly.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of retreated
Verb
  • The family could have cleared out a decaying bungalow and built something simpler in its place.
    — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cleared out
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