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
Newsom said the 9th Circuit’s decisions in the Boise and Grants Pass cases had overly restricted what governments could do about homeless encampments.
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Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Data shows crime in the city is down, homeless encampments have been cleared and hundreds of people accused of being in the US illegally have been detained.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker is already seeing results after screening the film for dozens of audiences that run the gamut from pro-Israel Jewish communities to student encampments at Stanford.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bel Air house, the pool, even the encampments of Los Angeles all gleam.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has previously bombed tent encampments designated as humanitarian zones.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Data shows crime in the city is down, homeless encampments have been cleared and hundreds of people accused of being in the US illegally have been detained.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker is already seeing results after screening the film for dozens of audiences that run the gamut from pro-Israel Jewish communities to student encampments at Stanford.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Bel Air house, the pool, even the encampments of Los Angeles all gleam.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The Israeli military has previously bombed tent encampments designated as humanitarian zones.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
Residents reported heavy bombardments in Zeitoun, Sabra, Tuffah and Shejaia while tanks advanced into Sheikh Radwan, northwest of the city center, crushing homes and setting fires in encampments.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
Noun
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Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).—
Mazuba Kapambwe,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Upon completion, Southwest Golf Ranch will boast a total of 27 heated, covered driving range bays, over two acres of bent-grass range, professional swing-analysis technology, a professional shop offering club-fitting services, group camps and clinics with certified golf instructors and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is high-stakes teenage stuff, and the show leads a second life online, where superfans in opposing camps fire off rounds of GIFs meant to condemn one brother over the other.—
Greta Rainbow,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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