as in housing
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 camping
The Michigan Activity Pass offers a free day visit to the state park and one night of camping through your local library.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
On the third day of the trip, while heading back to the lodge after camping 20 miles upstream, everything went sideways.
—Will Rice, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
People go camping to feel free to be there within nature.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The former chief executive of a nonprofit that funds camping for children with medical conditions is accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the organization.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
On Father’s Day, the family went camping near Bakersfield, about three hours north, and a white truck with a government logo pulled into the site.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Fans were lining up at venues early in the morning, camping out all day just to have a spot at the barricade.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
On the third day of the trip, while heading back to the lodge after camping 20 miles upstream, everything went sideways.
—Will Rice, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
People go camping to feel free to be there within nature.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The former chief executive of a nonprofit that funds camping for children with medical conditions is accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the organization.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
On Father’s Day, the family went camping near Bakersfield, about three hours north, and a white truck with a government logo pulled into the site.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Fans were lining up at venues early in the morning, camping out all day just to have a spot at the barricade.
—Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camping
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That represents a significant increase from the same period last year, when the detention facilities were housing roughly 3,000 people per day.—
Mathew Miranda
February 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hobart Historical Society received $3,840 for a rehabilitation assessment of the 1914 Carnegie Library housing the historical society through the Efroymson Family Endangered Places program.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hotels also must pay citywide lodging taxes ranging from 3% to 6%, depending on the number of rooms.—
Gidon Jakar,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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This transformation of the former One Ocean Resort & Spa will bring a stylish new oceanfront lodging option to the Jacksonville area.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The bill would also explicitly prohibit the Kansas Department of Revenue from accommodating gender marker change requests on driver’s licenses, state ID cards and birth certificates.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The latrines formed part of the Scholastica Baths, the city’s largest bathing complex, capable of accommodating up to 1,000 people, and an important social center.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fracturing of the television audience parallels the schisms in America’s political culture, with viewers and voters increasingly sheltering in partisan echo chambers.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Residents were encouraged to continue sheltering in place with their windows closed, as the gas is odorless, until crews could confirm that no leaks posed a threat.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Camping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camping. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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