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Recent Examples of decamp
The lunch took place ahead of the couple decamping to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk for the traditional royal Christmas celebrations there, which this year will include a new face — Camilla’s son, Tom Parker Bowles.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Millions of users have decamped to Bluesky over the past couple of months.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Ditto for Pronounce, which decamped from London a few seasons ago and is returning to the runway on Jan. 18, after opting for a presentation last September.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
The Violator thought his run as one of the NFL’s most recognizable supporters might come to an end when the Oakland Raiders decamped for Las Vegas.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Millions of users have decamped to Bluesky over the past couple of months.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Ditto for Pronounce, which decamped from London a few seasons ago and is returning to the runway on Jan. 18, after opting for a presentation last September.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
The Violator thought his run as one of the NFL’s most recognizable supporters might come to an end when the Oakland Raiders decamped for Las Vegas.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamp
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Upon arrival at the incident location, an agent driving a Border Patrol vehicle collided with an individual who then absconded into Mexico.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The first Cassidy pinfall fans fell for was when Cassidy absconded the briefcase and struck Jon Moxley.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Creating Designated Quiet Zones Allocating specific areas as quiet zones helps employees escape overstimulation and focus on their tasks in peace.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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This will prevent cold air from escaping and preserve the lifetime of your food.Dominique Sabins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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There are generally two types of fighters in these brawls: the kind who get in — and push harder — when they’re hit in the face, and those who get out.Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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And so my wife got out with our passports and that was it.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Wildenstein married her art dealer husband in 1978 after eloping to Las Vegas.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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That's So Raven script, says costar Anneliese van der Pol Van der Pol and Wilson, who ironically played his wife's onscreen ex-husband on the Raven spinoff, eloped at the courthouse nearly a year after their engagement.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.Vulture, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.SI.com, SI.com, 5 Aug. 2019
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Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575.Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Two people made off with $1,200 in roasts, steaks and ribs from a Safeway supermarket in Cupertino, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 5 news release.Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamp. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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