as in to sleep out
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Recent Examples of tent
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
At that point, he was forced to walk to a sprawling complex of about 20,000 tents near Nasser Hospital.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The La Jolla Shores Hotel is tented and closed for about a week for termite extermination.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
That’s because the 39th annual Tech Challenge will be taking place inside the tent-like structure on South Market Street.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
At that point, he was forced to walk to a sprawling complex of about 20,000 tents near Nasser Hospital.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Any residents living in the apartment or home will need to vacate for 24 hours while the extermination team tents the space to release a fumigant gas.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The La Jolla Shores Hotel is tented and closed for about a week for termite extermination.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tent
Noun
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How does Robby get off that roof?—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2026
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Henry Elementary School and the nearby Clinton Intermediate School, in the 700 and 800 blocks of South Eighth Street, sustained minor to moderate damage to their roofs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All those people who sleep out there.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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In 2009, William secretly took the headline-making step of sleeping out on the streets of London one night.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Spread the product, or apply the solution dissolved in water, under the leaf canopy in a band around the entire plant, but not directly over the crown.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bridging the Gap decided to start its crossover into KCK with Armourdale, given the neighborhood is considered among the warmest areas in the city and has limited canopy cover.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Part of Tennyson lived, was encamped, at the outer reaches of the psyche.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Teams conducted initial outreach to offer people encamping in the marsh area access to shelter, housing, treatment, and supportive services.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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