as in to abscond
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Recent Examples of decamp
Others have also decamped from TV’s midnight roost.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
After the gala, many decamped to Palm Beach’s most exclusive club—the Carriage House.
—Erin Michelle Newberg, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Current host Tony Reali took over the reins in 2004 when Kellerman decamped for Fox Sports.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Jesse Whittock here taking you back over the week Netflix one-shotted its way to a TV hit and Asian film buyers decamped in Hong Kong.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
After the gala, many decamped to Palm Beach’s most exclusive club—the Carriage House.
—Erin Michelle Newberg, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Current host Tony Reali took over the reins in 2004 when Kellerman decamped for Fox Sports.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Jesse Whittock here taking you back over the week Netflix one-shotted its way to a TV hit and Asian film buyers decamped in Hong Kong.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamp
Verb
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In the final days of 2023, Natalia absconded from the Manses during an evening church service in Nashville, where the family had moved.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Vanya absconds from the house, leaving Ani, who surprises Toros with her strength and invective.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In its ensuing investigation, detectives learned the five dogs were allegedly in the care of Martin Martinez, 60, and had escaped from a nearby property and attacked Renguul, the PCSD reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The most prepared billionaires have multiple passports, physical gold reserves in Swiss vaults, and escape routes that don’t rely on digital transactions.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In utter disbelief, June responds by getting out of line and following the voice calling her name.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If on or near Pamlico Sound, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The country music star says that her decision to elope wasn't a last-minute one.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The couple eloped to Las Vegas and married on May 1, 1996.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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The most recent data breach report, published Friday by Bleeping Computer, said that Oracle Health—a health care software-as-a-service business the company acquired in 2022—had learned in February that a threat actor accessed one of its servers and made off with patient data from US hospitals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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The couple estimated the crooks made off with $1,105,000 in loot.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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