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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
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The council is scheduled to cast an initial vote on nixing the rule for all camps Monday.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Nvidia’s upcoming launch of the RTX 5000 series is starting to drive at least a few consumers to camp out and wait for days to buy the graphics cards.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Sox went into camp last spring with trade rumors swirling around ace Dylan Cease.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The council is scheduled to cast an initial vote on nixing the rule for all camps Monday.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
Most have camped together at Bonnaroo before and have thus attained a kind of familial rapport.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Nvidia’s upcoming launch of the RTX 5000 series is starting to drive at least a few consumers to camp out and wait for days to buy the graphics cards.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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Or brighten up your campsite with Asmad Solar Garden Lights, currently 41 percent off.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2025
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The estimates are based on similar carvings discovered, and dated, elsewhere and on artifacts discovered at nearby campsites.—
John Diers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some of the 33 rooms in the 5-star Auberge de la Maison are inspired by real mountain huts while others have a more romantic style.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The couple, who were homeless, were living in the cottage without permission, state police said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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The barefoot-luxury cottages with spacious porches and comfy beds.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Much of Friedrich’s work is housed in Europe, so this is a rare opportunity to assess him in full.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Part of demonstrating that the community cares is by providing a modern facility to house those experiencing homelessness.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of the biggest events will be the always dazzling and campy Eurovision Song Contest Grand Finale, which will be staged in St. Jakobshalle arena on Saturday, May 17.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
10 Feb. 2025
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Everything about this new Rae was strange, campy, and, most important, fun.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In celebration of the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend, hikers will follow along the main trail, the old campground and the creekside trail for about 2 to 3 miles at an easy pace to count birds.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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The mother sun bear and cub appeared at the edge of an empty campground in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said in a Jan. 17 Facebook post.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Spending time at his family cabin was Jim’s favorite happy place, either alone or especially with family.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In order to further minimize weight, Renault also designed an air circulation system that keeps the cabin well-ventilated without the need for an air conditioning system.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The most recent numbers showed 1,016 arrests were made and 814 detainers were lodged on Jan. 29.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, on January 29, ICE reported more than 1,000 arrests and 814 detainers were lodged as having probable cause for deportation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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