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as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors
the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym
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Recent Examples of encamp
First, encamped students were passionate about elevating awareness of and taking action to address the abject suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians.
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encamp
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Holiday Gift Market: Hosted in the heated and tented Bang Bang Bay Chalet.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
18 Dec. 2024
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Even the West Indian drywood termite, the one that prompts tenting, is technically invasive.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2024
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Powell, the sources said, was not housed in the new Special Management Unit on the Bantum Center, which was the subject of some controversy in last week’s Board of Correction hearing.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The space houses an elegant cocktail bar and a smaller one with a corner paying homage to Julio Iglesias, among other unique elements.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Energy Transfer claimed that thousands of protestors who camped near the construction site for months delayed the pipeline's start and increased costs by at least $300 million.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Police — there and clearing people camping at the park — charged the reporters with trespassing.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Education is expected to provide guidance in the coming weeks, and loan servicers will need time to adjust their systems to accommodate borrowers transitioning to new repayment plans.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The bike also accommodates up to five individual profiles.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bosh had to be hospitalized because several of the clots broke free and ended up lodged in his lungs.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The previous attack on Black and her puppy also set the groundwork for more serious charges being lodged against the Withers in the Echelbarger case.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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True education is not about sheltering students from difficult truths but empowering them with knowledge to make informed judgments.—
Britt Hogue,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Farmed seaweed also creates an underwater sanctuary for fish and invertebrates to shelter in and raise their young.—
Carly Kay,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Encamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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