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as in campgrounds
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 houses
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 camps
Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
For starters, Laney-Hamilton saw many players on Saturday who have grown from previous camps – both physically and in terms of their games.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Congress recently allocated $45 billion to massively expand immigration detention spaces, including plans to build an unprecedented series of tent camps on military bases across the country.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
There are millions of Californians who don’t tidily fit into either the MAGA or anti-MAGA camps.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Like its sister camps, Under Canvas White Mountains will feature canvas safari tents outfitted with king beds, wooden furnishings, en suite bathrooms with pull-chain showers, wood-burning stoves, and a private deck.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Many of the players were descendants of Japanese Americans who’d been incarcerated at Manzanar and other camps.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
The team set up camps along the 30-mile route, which has since become a popular destination for trekkers.
—Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
Our analysis tells us that this blend of rebuilding, new development and camps built for their future purpose as suburbs can work.
—Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
For starters, Laney-Hamilton saw many players on Saturday who have grown from previous camps – both physically and in terms of their games.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Congress recently allocated $45 billion to massively expand immigration detention spaces, including plans to build an unprecedented series of tent camps on military bases across the country.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
There are millions of Californians who don’t tidily fit into either the MAGA or anti-MAGA camps.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Like its sister camps, Under Canvas White Mountains will feature canvas safari tents outfitted with king beds, wooden furnishings, en suite bathrooms with pull-chain showers, wood-burning stoves, and a private deck.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Many of the players were descendants of Japanese Americans who’d been incarcerated at Manzanar and other camps.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
The team set up camps along the 30-mile route, which has since become a popular destination for trekkers.
—Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps
Noun
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Its 80,000 residents welcome travelers with arms wide open and the area has all the things RV travelers need for a successful trip—from wide roads and easy parking to good food and welcoming campgrounds.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many of the trails run near rivers, inland lakes and campgrounds.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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There will also be local food trucks coffee and hot chocolate huts.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many choose to tackle this brutal journey in two to three days, utilizing the Appalachian Mountain Club’s shuttle and huts along the way for snacks, water, self-serve coffee, and moments to soak it all in.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The proposal of Frogmore and Adelaide cottages would be an answer for Andrew, who has been under fire about his residence at Royal Lodge for more than a year.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Ahwahnee, which has 99 rooms, 24 cottages, a heated outdoor pool, and two on-site restaurants, has been the premier place to stay in Yosemite since its doors opened in 1927.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay In the residential Recoleta neighborhood, a 1920s tower, once the tallest in South America, houses 142-room Casa Lucia Meliá Collection.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several of the city’s small homeless campsites were broken down, leading some of the homeless to enter shelters temporarily.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy Balinese massages and a Rainforest hydrothermal circuit featuring hot and cold thermal cabins.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even the rooms – called cabins or staterooms – have different names than at hotels.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers and students who testified at the hearing also focused on pro-Palestine encampments at the University of Wisconsin campuses in spring 2024.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a result, violent crime has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s, tent encampments are at record lows, and for the first time in years, San Franciscans believe our city is moving in the right direction.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camps. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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