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as in campsite
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
the war forced people to flee their homes and to live in crowded camps along the border
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some out-of-town delegates to the convention were camped in university dorms
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Recent Examples of camp
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Burns was sent to minor-league camp shortly thereafter.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Adamo then fled and camped out inside his own house while law enforcement, including the Ocean County SWAT team, descended on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The law has been used only three times in U.S. history, including during World War II when the federal government interned Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans in camps.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Burns was sent to minor-league camp shortly thereafter.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
In September, a man named Ryan Wesley Routh was found camped out in bushes near Trump's Palm Beach golf club with a rifle.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Adamo then fled and camped out inside his own house while law enforcement, including the Ocean County SWAT team, descended on the scene.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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But that year, other hunters had moved in and claimed our campsite, so we had been forced to a new ridge.—
Larry Dablemont,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2025
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If a day trip isn’t enough, the park has more than 200 campsites in five areas, 30 cabins, many on Fall Creek Falls Lake, with private porches, outdoor cooking and fishing.—
Colleen Creamer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My favorite hut is Zealand, because the wood-burning stove keeps the bunks toasty on chilly nights.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
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In December 2024, the brand opened a cute hut that could have been plucked out of a Disney cartoon on the beach of the St. Regis Kanai Resort in Riviera Maya.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That cottage as well as all the others come with discounts to the Cog Railway and some local theaters, as well as access to the pool and gym at the Mountain View Grand.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Their family, unlike the families of most of Lilian’s schoolmates, lived not in an apartment building with central heating and running water but in a one-room cottage, which was no more than a shack.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
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The region houses the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.—
Ailia Zehra,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Its special effects budget might have been little more than peanuts and later episodes veered into campy silliness but nevertheless, the series had a devoted family following in its three-season, 83-episode existence from 1965-1968 and a healthy revival in syndication.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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In its accompanying video, Black brings a sense of campy glamour to the courthouse.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Six deaths were reported at several campgrounds in Wayne County, according to Wayne County emergency manager Waylon Freeze.—
Eric Zerkel,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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This involves scoping out and analyzing where to do fuel reduction, and monitoring smoke after lightning strikes and at campgrounds.—
Dua Anjum,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Forest rangers built her a comfortable cabin, complete with a fireplace, at an elevation of 7,000 feet.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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The cabin, built in 2021, can accommodate up to 10 people with three bedrooms and a loft space.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Scientists have found microplastics lodged deep in human lungs, buried in fatty tissues, and circulating in the bloodstream.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The 62-year-old Georgescu lodged his appeal with Romania's Constitutional Court in the capital Bucharest, a day after the Central Election Bureau rejected his candidacy, the court said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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