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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
Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people has been displaced, and hundreds of thousands are struggling with hunger and disease in squalid tent camps on the coast, according to United Nations officials.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Vrabel used to camp out by the training room before dawn to make sure all of his players showed up for treatment on time.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Representatives from Araujo’s camp are expected to land in Barcelona during the week to thrash out the details of a new deal.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people has been displaced, and hundreds of thousands are struggling with hunger and disease in squalid tent camps on the coast, according to United Nations officials.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
After his kick was blocked sky-high, Cameron Dicker, who a had bright season, camped under it and tried to bat it down instead of catching the live ball.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Vrabel used to camp out by the training room before dawn to make sure all of his players showed up for treatment on time.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camp
Noun
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There are clean public restrooms with private shower stalls, called comfort stations, within footsteps of every campsite.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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About 90 percent of campsites are released online six months in advance on the first day of each month at 10 a.m. EST.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Inna and her family decided to drive to another village about 60 miles away, where Inna's grandparents had a tiny old hut.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
10 Jan. 2025
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Known for not being precious on set, Winslet illustrates this to Dominus by being interviewed for hours in a chilly beach hut on the English coast (Winslet’s idea).—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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Your art need not be on the walls, in fact: At this mountain farmland boutique resort, the cottages each come with a canvas that covers a sliding barn door that separates the living area from the bedroom.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2025
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Naturally, Wiggins’s first priority was to preserve and enhance the spartan cottage’s existing architecture: the façade of rough-hewn local stone, quaint clapboard walls, restored wood floors, and exposed ceiling beams.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Besides New York and Los Angeles, there are few cities in North America with multiple 15,000-seat arenas that separately house NHL and NBA teams.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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The central portion of the buds that houses the drivers is rather bulbous, while a flat panel forms the outermost surface.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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That’s no doubt because their contributions to this equally campy and earnest musical signal a truly collaborative endeavor.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics was a campy explosion of French culture that even pouring rain couldn’t dampen as 85 boats carrying athletes from 205 delegations puttered down the Seine to rapturous applause from an enthusiastic crowd.—
Tess DeMeyer,
The Athletic,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Narelle Whakaari, along with husband Craig (Koro) and their 4-year-old grandson Matty were enjoying the summer break at a campground an hour from their home in Tauranga.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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General admission to this year’s four-day festival is $600 per person, which includes use of the campgrounds.—
Bill Laytner,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
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The company had mentioned on its website that the vessel carried life jackets in each cabin and two safety rafts for 25 people each, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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The film is set primarily in the cabin of a small aircraft that’s transporting a government witness, with Wahlberg playing a hitman charged with taking him out.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
12 Jan. 2025
Verb
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An ember from that fire raced on the wind and lodged into a 50-foot palm tree by the main JJU house.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Getty Images Consumers who see an error on their credit report should lodge a dispute in writing, along with documentation.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camp. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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