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decampments

noun

plural of decampment
as in departures
the act of leaving a place the simultaneous decampment of tens of thousands of sports fans from the stadium created the inevitable traffic jam

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  1. departures
  2. goings
  3. leaves
  4. evacuations
Noun
  • Hacegaba cited numerous factors including the recent transit restrictions at the Panama Canal, which are expected to shift more containers to West Coast ports, alongside weather conditions in Asia that delayed vessel departures.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This is when island travelers have the fullest choice of hotels and ferry departures.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of departures
Noun
  • An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of goings
Noun
  • The manager ran to a small Asian market in search of more banana leaves.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Keep the cuttings in a shady site until leaves start to form, and then they can then be gradually moved into a full-sun location.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaves
Noun
  • Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of evacuations
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“Decampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decampments. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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