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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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Reportedly, the company intends to reuse the fundamental robotic core — which houses the complex multimodal interaction and motion-control technology — to create a diverse range of new figures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
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The company was founded by high school buddies Mark Warren and Chris Pence, who came together to start the business in 2012 and have since expanded into a 13,000-square-foot facility that houses a 20-person team.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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This cafe accommodates 22 customers inside for breakfast, lunch or pastries and coffee and 24 on the patio.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The owners typically cruise with six to eight guests, though the yacht accommodates a total of 12 guests.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Encamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamps. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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