as in to sleep out
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Recent Examples of tent
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Remember that a tent offers no protection against lightning.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Remember that a tent offers no protection against lightning.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Verb
There are three tenting levels of varying intensity: black, blue and white.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tent
Noun
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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Two roofs collapsed at the Park Place Apartments in the town of Newburgh, trapping a woman who had to be rescued by emergency officials, Wilder said.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 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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The city says this summer, construction will begin on the rehabilitation of the Blue Line station canopy.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Are canopies and awnings the same thing?—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Verb
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It’s believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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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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“Tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tent. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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