Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamped
Verb
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In one instance, a detainee escaped when there was no staff assigned to watch the perimeter fences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Vivian smooths any potential strands that may have escaped from her low bun and then brushes up the steep stone steps to the front door.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 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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The old woman’s face lit with recognition, and what, indeed, were the chances of this?—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also lit the lamp.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Alaniz Pineda got out of the car and fired two shots at Canoy’s vehicle.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Greenwood Village Police Department investigators said the men had been arguing while driving with two other people in the SUV when Hernandez pulled over and everyone but Hernandez got out of the vehicle to cool down.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Neither side has retreated from their maximalist claims, signaling that talks could be protracted.—
Nancy A. Youssef,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dion had retreated from performing after revealing she had been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological and autoimmune disorder that affects mobility and vocal ability.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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 9 Apr. 2026.
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