as in campground
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampment
In 2024, the agency removed 943 encampments and about 4,600 cubic yards of debris from around San Diego, according to spokesperson Aaron Hunter.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Many of the city's parks, in particular, saw encampments impacted by drug use and litter.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The government this month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more, accusing the university of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and ensure student safety amid last year's Gaza encampment campus protests.
—Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Khalil had been one of the leaders of pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University last spring.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Many of the city's parks, in particular, saw encampments impacted by drug use and litter.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The government this month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more, accusing the university of not doing enough to combat antisemitism and ensure student safety amid last year's Gaza encampment campus protests.
—Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Khalil had been one of the leaders of pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University last spring.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampment
Noun
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Cunningham said the festival’s first Thursday night performance, with DJ Chris Lake delivering a set on the campgrounds, caused people to come earlier than usual.—
Tom Coulter,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Image To avoid packing and unpacking every night, participants stay a few days at each site — the 2025 edition will split its time between two Pennsylvania campgrounds, in Equinunk and Mount Bethel.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These are players whose names wouldn't be on everybody's lips, even three camps ago.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Oz: The tensions were so crazy, and there were different camps.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the morning of Feb. 24, officers returned to the campsite.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Ron became a frequent visitor to the trapping campsite, and his many tales told ’round the fire proved more than ample to further my recent affliction.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampment. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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