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
The Gaza population of more than 2 million has been repeatedly uprooted throughout the war, with most residents now squeezed into tent encampments in the southern part of the territory, near the border with Egypt.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Gardner framed it to exclude the girl’s relatives, the commissioners’ assistants, the fort and nearby Indian encampments.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
During the same period, crews cleared more than 6,400 encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But with officials attributing nearly 90% of waterway pollution to encampments, the city also had to reduce the impacts from the unhoused population as part of its permit, which proved a costly endeavor last year.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee registered a 17% drop from its 2023 count, with 885 people without homes, though the decrease coincided with authorities closing parking lots and encampments throughout the year.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The western end is dotted with homeless encampments, and people experiencing homelessness occupy sidewalks along the avenue between Interstate 35 and Loop 820.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Massive tent encampments throughout the city are still visible on satellite images, but more than 350,000 people have left, an Israeli military official told CNN on Tuesday, a figure which CNN cannot independently verify.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Greg Myre, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
Gardner framed it to exclude the girl’s relatives, the commissioners’ assistants, the fort and nearby Indian encampments.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
During the same period, crews cleared more than 6,400 encampments.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
But with officials attributing nearly 90% of waterway pollution to encampments, the city also had to reduce the impacts from the unhoused population as part of its permit, which proved a costly endeavor last year.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee registered a 17% drop from its 2023 count, with 885 people without homes, though the decrease coincided with authorities closing parking lots and encampments throughout the year.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The western end is dotted with homeless encampments, and people experiencing homelessness occupy sidewalks along the avenue between Interstate 35 and Loop 820.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Massive tent encampments throughout the city are still visible on satellite images, but more than 350,000 people have left, an Israeli military official told CNN on Tuesday, a figure which CNN cannot independently verify.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
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The snowstorm eventually left roads to the tourist campgrounds blocked, and hundreds of locals and rescue teams, including Tibet's Blue Sky Rescue team, have been dispatched to the area to clear out the snow blocking the pathways.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lodging, dining, and fuel services are available in each town, and trailheads, campgrounds, and scenic overlooks are scattered throughout the route.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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About 900 people, among them hikers, guides, yak herders and other workers were trapped in campsites amid the severe snowstorm — which came during China's eight-day Golden Week holiday.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday to clear access to campsites on Tibet’s eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 people have been trapped by a blizzard that has blocked roads, according to Chinese state media reports.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
5 Oct. 2025
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Wallenberg arrives five months after Nazi forces had begun to deport some 437,000 Jews from outside Budapest to camps such as Auschwitz.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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