as in to camp (out)
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Recent Examples of sleep out
In 2009, William secretly took the headline-making step of sleeping out on the streets of London one night.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The three-minute preview that dropped on Wednesday morning (Dec. 10) opens with a giddy Eilish, 23, staring in wonder down at fans who’ve slept out overnight to be the first ones in line to enter an arena.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
More than 300 people signed up for this sleep out event — the largest ever in Pennsylvania.
—Alicia Roberts, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Anyway, lack of food and sleep out in the elements can do that to a player.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The Royals’ offense showed signs of wiping the sleep out of its eyes after scoring a single run while being swept in a three-game series by the Rays earlier in the week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
Afraid their houses may collapse at any moment, families are sleeping out in the open along roadsides near their homes.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In the early evening hours and throughout the night, mosquitoes can no longer feast on anoles, which typically sleep out in the open.
—Denise Hruby, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The three-minute preview that dropped on Wednesday morning (Dec. 10) opens with a giddy Eilish, 23, staring in wonder down at fans who’ve slept out overnight to be the first ones in line to enter an arena.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
More than 300 people signed up for this sleep out event — the largest ever in Pennsylvania.
—Alicia Roberts, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Anyway, lack of food and sleep out in the elements can do that to a player.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The Royals’ offense showed signs of wiping the sleep out of its eyes after scoring a single run while being swept in a three-game series by the Rays earlier in the week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
Afraid their houses may collapse at any moment, families are sleeping out in the open along roadsides near their homes.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In the early evening hours and throughout the night, mosquitoes can no longer feast on anoles, which typically sleep out in the open.
—Denise Hruby, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleep out
tent
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When the roast is done, transfer to a carving board and tent it loosely with aluminum foil.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Bake at 350°F until center is set, about 30 minutes, tenting edges using aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Sleep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleep%20out. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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