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noun

Definition of decampingnext
as in departure
the act of leaving a place the mass decamping for the mountains or the shore by city dwellers that occurs every summer weekend

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decamping

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verb

present participle of decamp
as in escaping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamping
  1. departure
  2. escaping
  3. going
  4. absconding
  5. leave
  6. retreating
Noun
  • There will be arrivals and there will be departures.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Just 1% of departures were canceled and 6% were delayed as of 10:30 a.m. PST.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of departure
Verb
  • Their family was on the run, escaping the mortar fire that drove them from their home in Hari Fara, one of the last refuges for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
    Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The 1922 version's climax is more focused on Knock escaping and being hunted by the townsfolk because he's scapegoated for the plague.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaping
Noun
  • The going is set to get harder for Everton, with consecutive matches against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City to end 2024.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Pereira let his opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, tire himself out in the early going of the fight while simultaneously slowing him with powerful kicks to Rountree's lead leg.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of going
Verb
  • In this unregulated space, however, horror stories abound of coaches and team owners breaking promises and absconding with players’ money, including in Etienne’s league.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The key moment in the film is a montage of the lovers absconding to Chris’s Malibu getaway for a trip that’s ridiculously, car-commercial lush.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of absconding
Noun
  • Use a bright light and check the undersides of the leaves, stems, and buds weekly.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Production And Packaging Problems Unfortunately, tea bags often contain tea dust and food colorings instead of real tea leaves.
    Ivan Terzi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of leave
Verb
  • Three top concerns include elections and political turmoil that threaten progress, companies retreating or staying silent on DEI and ESG goals, and the rise of sustainability reporting that’s (temporarily) taking up companies’ time.
    Andrew Winston, Harvard Business Review, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Deporting millions of immigrants and retreating from global trade by implementing slogans like America First will not achieve these goals.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of retreating
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