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Recent Examples of work camp
Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
After the father, Nathan (Paul Winfield), is arrested for stealing ham and shipped off to an unknown work camp, eldest son David Lee (Kevin Hooks) takes a journey with the family dog, Sounder, to try and find him.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The officials are using the existing minimum security prison work camp in McCook, located around 210 miles west of Lincoln.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
What's Next Corrections Director Rob Jeffreys said the 186 inmates now at the McCook work camp will be moved to other state prisons within 45 to 60 days.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
After the father, Nathan (Paul Winfield), is arrested for stealing ham and shipped off to an unknown work camp, eldest son David Lee (Kevin Hooks) takes a journey with the family dog, Sounder, to try and find him.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The officials are using the existing minimum security prison work camp in McCook, located around 210 miles west of Lincoln.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
What's Next Corrections Director Rob Jeffreys said the 186 inmates now at the McCook work camp will be moved to other state prisons within 45 to 60 days.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work camp
Noun
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Concentration Camps, Hitler And The Allies One of the highlights of the exhibition are Miller’s war photographs, particularly those of the concentration camps and Hitler’s apartment.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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After much of the population has been sent to concentration camps, those who remain fight back.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
Noun
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He was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in a labor camp.—
Nick Tabor,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
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The labor camp, already on the National Register of Historic Places, was run by Tom Collins, to whom Steinbeck dedicated his 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Grapes of Wrath.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Arthur Cofield is considered armed and dangerous and has not been seen since escaping from a federal prison camp in Georgia.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The Justice Department moved Maxwell from a federal prison in Florida to a prison camp in Texas last August.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Work camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20camp. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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