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as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors
the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym
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Recent Examples of encamp
Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
It's believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Since April, amid the now eight-month long Israel-Hamas war, university students in over two dozen schools across the country have taken to protesting and encamping in solidarity with Palestine to get their schools to break direct and indirect ties with Israel.
—Brenda Barrientos, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
It's believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Since April, amid the now eight-month long Israel-Hamas war, university students in over two dozen schools across the country have taken to protesting and encamping in solidarity with Palestine to get their schools to break direct and indirect ties with Israel.
—Brenda Barrientos, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encamp
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Flip the chicken and cook for 4 to 8 minutes more, until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Remove the basket from the air fryer, tent the chicken with foil, and let stand for 5 minutes.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Naya Create’s unique hinged split design means each half of the keyboard can be independently adjusted by up to 27 degrees of tenting.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Merit is also debuting a new Signature Lipstick in shade Maxwell—a mauvy, cinnamon brown is a satin finish that complements any complexion—housed in silver packaging that has Maxwell written all over it.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Valeria was able to do any translating, and with help from furniture donated by neighbors the Haskells converted their three-bedroom house into a five-bedroom house to accommodate the Zarutskas along with themselves, Valeria’s adult daughter, and three dogs.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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The staircase is too narrow to accommodate two-way traffic; people were bumping into one another.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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But before sending it in, Matthew lodged one request.—
Andrea Mandell,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bits of the ceramic plate from his ballistic vest were lodged into his chest.—
Claire Harbage,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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Israel has for years claimed that Hamas fighters are sheltering in hospitals and other civilian places to avoid Israeli attacks.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Encamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamp. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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