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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
Robert Birsel
shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The best have a foot in both camps, embracing the lessons of the past while looking to the future.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Large tent camps in Sheikh Radwan, Al-Shati Refugee Camp, and Rimal—neighborhoods west of Jabalia in northern Gaza—have almost entirely vanished, according to the imagery.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of these facilities fell into the camps category.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, Hollywood produced popular movies about Americans fighting in Asia and the Pacific during World War II, including a handful of films about soldiers or female civilians in Japanese POW camps.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
While some children were held at camps and returned home, others were kept indefinitely, the report says, and placed with Russian families who formally adopted them.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Veteran defenseman Jon Merrill, who played 70 games for the Wild last season, remains an unsigned free agent with training camps starting this week.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The government has placed DJI on this list due to its alleged role in the persecution of China's Uyghur ethnic minority, a group that is reportedly restricted to interment camps, strictly monitored, and forced to perform labor.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The best have a foot in both camps, embracing the lessons of the past while looking to the future.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Large tent camps in Sheikh Radwan, Al-Shati Refugee Camp, and Rimal—neighborhoods west of Jabalia in northern Gaza—have almost entirely vanished, according to the imagery.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of these facilities fell into the camps category.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
For decades, Hollywood produced popular movies about Americans fighting in Asia and the Pacific during World War II, including a handful of films about soldiers or female civilians in Japanese POW camps.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
While some children were held at camps and returned home, others were kept indefinitely, the report says, and placed with Russian families who formally adopted them.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Veteran defenseman Jon Merrill, who played 70 games for the Wild last season, remains an unsigned free agent with training camps starting this week.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camps
Noun
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Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are also several huts spread across the prairie.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The former looks like a Caribbean hideaway with huts which are built from bamboo and have thatched roofs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set on 400 acres and more than two miles of uninterrupted beach frontage, the property is designed to offer seclusion and personalized service, with 36 bedrooms in 17 bungalow cottages, as well as real estate offerings and several world-class restaurants, including Nobu.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The island offers more than three dozen hotels, resorts, condos, cottages and bed and breakfasts, including the famous Grand Hotel, the tourism bureau says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This app also houses your ECG results, biometrics like blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), your sleep data, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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The track’s curves are painted in the green, white and red of the Italian flag, grandstands are embedded into the landscape and campsites sprawl into the distance.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Four of the five campsites have flush toilets, hot showers, and camp attendants (from $40 per person, plus a $40 daily park entrance fee per person and a $15 daily vehicle entry fee).—
Mazuba Kapambwe,
AFAR Media,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Specifically, there are five ADA-compliant cabins, all in the Terrace Suite category.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Designed for just 20 guests across 12 opulent suites (including two dedicated solo cabins), the vessel offers an unprecedented blend of privacy, comfort and adventure.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The western end is dotted with homeless encampments, and people experiencing homelessness occupy sidewalks along the avenue between Interstate 35 and Loop 820.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
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Massive tent encampments throughout the city are still visible on satellite images, but more than 350,000 people have left, an Israeli military official told CNN on Tuesday, a figure which CNN cannot independently verify.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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In six months, the site has grown from 600 people fleeing gang attacks in nearby Delmas 30 to 5,000 people from all over the capital, sheltering in packed government offices and makeshift shacks.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands live in tin shacks, lacking basic amenities, such as coal for cooking and heating their homes.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Camps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camps. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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