as in campgrounds
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 encampments
San Diego crews have cleared 184 encampments near freeways since the city got access over the summer to state land through a new agreement with the California Department of Transportation.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The Columbia Daily Spectator, the school’s student newspaper, was praised for its coverage of pro-Palestine encampments on campus that prompted the school to send in police, which led to scores of arrests.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers and students who testified at the hearing also focused on pro-Palestine encampments at the University of Wisconsin campuses in spring 2024.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As a result, violent crime has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s, tent encampments are at record lows, and for the first time in years, San Franciscans believe our city is moving in the right direction.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Realtors say the dips are caused by the migration of homeless encampments from downtown Phoenix, but city officials contend the root cause would be impossible to pinpoint.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known encampments was at Union Point Park.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Even so, the county already provides assistance at encampments on Valley Water land, and several who live in the encampments already are in the pipeline for housing.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
The Columbia Daily Spectator, the school’s student newspaper, was praised for its coverage of pro-Palestine encampments on campus that prompted the school to send in police, which led to scores of arrests.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers and students who testified at the hearing also focused on pro-Palestine encampments at the University of Wisconsin campuses in spring 2024.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
As a result, violent crime has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s, tent encampments are at record lows, and for the first time in years, San Franciscans believe our city is moving in the right direction.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Realtors say the dips are caused by the migration of homeless encampments from downtown Phoenix, but city officials contend the root cause would be impossible to pinpoint.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known encampments was at Union Point Park.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Even so, the county already provides assistance at encampments on Valley Water land, and several who live in the encampments already are in the pipeline for housing.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
Noun
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Its 80,000 residents welcome travelers with arms wide open and the area has all the things RV travelers need for a successful trip—from wide roads and easy parking to good food and welcoming campgrounds.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The route passes through 75 villages, the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and nomadic Bedouin camps.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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The changes are being driven by competing camps inside DHS.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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