camped

past tense of camp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of camped News of Pradhan's resignation sparked celebrations among the thousands of protesters who have camped at New Delhi's protest site for more than a month. Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026 News of Pradhan’s resignation sparked celebrations among the thousands of protesters who have camped at New Delhi’s protest site for more than a month. ABC News, 25 July 2026 Thousands of students remained camped out in central Delhi late Thursday night, joined by opposition party leaders and activists from the Cockroach Janta Party, the group at the center of recent protests. Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026 Tear gas and wooden sticks For more than a month, hundreds of Indian young people had camped at Jantar Mantar, one of the few open spaces in the Indian capital where the government allows mass protests. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026 Watery diarrhea, cramping and bloating can last for weeks, and those stricken with the parasite have reported being camped at their toilet for days. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Dozens of camera crews and reporters were camped out in front of the side entrance to the New York Knicks home court. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 On July 2, the royal mom of three visited the line where tennis fans camped out overnight in hopes of scoring tickets before meeting with line volunteers, spending time with the Shine Camera Club and taking in some of the sporting action. Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camped
Verb
  • The shop opened earlier this summer and is located at 1108 E 30th St F, housed in the Wonder Shops and Flats building alongside other establishments like The Combine and AiZen Root Remedy.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Plans have yet to be finalized for the largest of the buildings, which formerly housed the plant’s gigantic boilers, but options include classrooms, an indoor play space or an oceanographic institute, according to the project’s designers.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Up to 16 satellites … Before the award, a feasibility study was conducted to confirm that CubeSats could be safely accommodated as secondary payloads aboard an Ariane 6 flight.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • In a single event, the ridge accommodated nearly 40 years’ worth of plate motion.
    Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The man with almost no injury was writhing in agony, while the man with a four-inch nail lodged near his brain kept working for six days, not even realizing the nail was there.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Aerial footage of the crash showed the front part of the truck lodged into the side of the building.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • More than 56,000 people sheltered in Kyiv’s subway stations overnight, according to the Facebook post from the capital’s metro.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Russian strikes damaged residential buildings, vehicles, storage facilities, a market and a garage complex in the capital, where air raid warnings lasted more than five hours and thousands of residents sheltered in subway stations.
    Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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“Camped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camped. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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