as in to sleep out
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Recent Examples of tent
Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Mental health practitioners, alternative health providers, massage therapists, Reiki practitioners and a yogi can all be accessed at the wellness tent.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 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
Alligator Alcatraz houses a few hundred employees in trailers and detains about 650 male immigrants in large tents; until a few weeks ago, the number of those being detained was nearly 1,500.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Mental health practitioners, alternative health providers, massage therapists, Reiki practitioners and a yogi can all be accessed at the wellness tent.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 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 roof of the central nave explodes with color, its gables decorated in vibrant ceramics.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The interview was interrupted multiple times because of rain pattering against the barn roof where it was being held.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
7 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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At the open-air dining room set under a canopy of palms, the menu focuses on Caribbean cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Chef Brian Nasajon and Saladino Design Studios created an open sushi bar beneath a light canopy at the center of the room.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
1 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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