She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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Jesse Whittock here taking you back over the week Netflix one-shotted its way to a TV hit and Asian film buyers decamped in Hong Kong.—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025 O’Donnell’s announcement comes less than four months after comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi decamped to the U.K. from their home in California.—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025 After Gamble and Huff decamped from Mercury to start up their own hit factory, Philadelphia International Records, Butler’s sales fortunes began to wane.—Chris Morris, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025 Key Background Trump decamped to Mar-a-Lago after his win, holding meetings with his inner circle, administration hopefuls and transition team to craft his second term agenda and build out his staff.—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp
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Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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