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as in camps (out)
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 houses
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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His garage, otherwise known as the Emirates National Auto Museum, houses about 3,000 cars in total.—
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The Drive,
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The building currently houses the Child Support Enforcement Division, which will be moved, Campo said.—
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Down on the lower level, a guest bedroom with a full bath accommodates visitors.—
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Where To Stay From Rustic cottages to standard rooms, Big Cedar Lodge accommodates families big and small.—
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Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.—
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“Encamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamps. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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