as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampments
My work took me to the streets where the city’s ongoing efforts to clear homeless encampments played out, capturing not only the sweeps but also the human stories of those most profoundly impacted.
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Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Other key findings in the report, released last week, show students who started and ran pro-Gaza encampments were granted concessions by their schools.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Going forward, there will be zero tolerance for any future encampments on the land, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
There are smaller encampments along the banks of the Fox River as well.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
Lurie was able to tap into voter disillusionment over brazen retail theft, crime, open-air drug dens, and homeless encampments that made residents fearful and businesses flee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Americans are split on the idea of setting up encampments for undocumented immigrants, per an October survey.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
To overcome this obstacle, BACH has mobile units and outreach teams who regularly frequent local encampments to bring health services with them.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Other key findings in the report, released last week, show students who started and ran pro-Gaza encampments were granted concessions by their schools.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Going forward, there will be zero tolerance for any future encampments on the land, officials said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
There are smaller encampments along the banks of the Fox River as well.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
Lurie was able to tap into voter disillusionment over brazen retail theft, crime, open-air drug dens, and homeless encampments that made residents fearful and businesses flee.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Americans are split on the idea of setting up encampments for undocumented immigrants, per an October survey.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
To overcome this obstacle, BACH has mobile units and outreach teams who regularly frequent local encampments to bring health services with them.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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