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as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors
the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym
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Recent Examples of encamp
First, encamped students were passionate about elevating awareness of and taking action to address the abject suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians.
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
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Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
As students across the nation encamped, expressing their rage at the atrocities in Gaza, some colleges called on police to remove encampments.
—Elizabeth H. Bradley, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Police in riot gear raided Columbia University in New York City last night, arresting dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters encamped in a university building.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
Thousands of farmers from these states descended on New Delhi and have remained encamped on its outskirts ever since.
—Surupa Gupta, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encamp
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Holiday Gift Market: Hosted in the heated and tented Bang Bang Bay Chalet.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
18 Dec. 2024
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Even the West Indian drywood termite, the one that prompts tenting, is technically invasive.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2024
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Powell, the sources said, was not housed in the new Special Management Unit on the Bantum Center, which was the subject of some controversy in last week’s Board of Correction hearing.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The space houses an elegant cocktail bar and a smaller one with a corner paying homage to Julio Iglesias, among other unique elements.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The bird team and the filmmakers were camped, at some remove from each other, at an old aviation club, a farm with an airstrip of stubbled grass, near the Catalonian village of Ordis, ninety minutes northeast of Barcelona.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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While camping in a forest of Thailand, wildlife rangers heard a loud noise.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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These tall and thin glasses offer enough capacity to accommodate the right alcohol to mixer ratio and have a subtle elegance that a pint glass just can’t match.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Although it’s sold as a single stroller, the Vista V3 can accommodate up to three children at once by snapping on an additional seat below the first and a ride-on board to the back frame (each sold separately).—
Laura Lu, MS,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2025
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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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During the first Trump administration, when the policy was still in place but agents were sometimes given leeway to ignore it, families facing deportation began sheltering within churches.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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People should make sure their animals are inside or sheltered, if possible.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Encamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamp. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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