as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampment
In West Oakland, Masoud Saberi lives in an RV at a bend of road not far from the former Wood Street encampment, once Northern California’s largest homeless camp.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon was evident as Merrill made her rounds in the deep-forest encampment.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Violence is widespread in the city proper, with large encampments where meth and other drugs are readily available and criminals reportedly exploit the city’s free bus system to carry out offenses.
—Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The group highlighted examples such as in 2025 when the critical race and ethnic studies departmental graduation ceremony at UC Santa Cruz allegedly passed out Palestinian flags and keffiyeh imagery to students, with a photo of the pro-Palestinian 2024 encampments at the event.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
The phenomenon was evident as Merrill made her rounds in the deep-forest encampment.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampment
Noun
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Some of the best sightings can often be found along the first two miles of the Rainbow Valley Trail, but please note that trailhead is currently closed for construction of a new campground.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The campground operates strict lighting rules, including being a no-headlights zone, to keep artificial light to an absolute minimum and the stars bright overhead.—
Megan Eaves,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Clark was scheduled to start his annual tour of spring training camps on Tuesday.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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After falling behind Busch in one at-bat, Wiggins, in his first big-league camp, battled back to work a full count before getting Busch to whiff at an offspeed pitch low and out of the zone.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The park also has plenty of more remote backcountry campsites.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wake up to another day traversing the large island or just enjoying your campsite by the beach.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampment. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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