as in campgrounds
a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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Recent Examples of encampments
On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives said that his death was being investigated as a potential connection to three other homicides that have happened at the same group of encampments in Willowbrook over four months, dating back to last October.
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Rachel Kim, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Pathway Home, the county program that cleans up encampments and moves people into motels and shelters, will see a $92-million cut in funding, according to the county homeless department.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The department said Tuesday night that three other homeless people have been killed in the area along East 120th Street on the southwestern edge of the Willowbrook community, all at homeless encampments along the same channel.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
All four victims lived in homeless encampments, according to officials.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
In October 2024, authorities in Minnesota said three people were killed, and three others were injured in back-to-back shootings at two separate homeless encampments.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
With the death toll rising, criticism has grown on how Mayor Mamdani has handled homeless encampments in the city.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Despite the recent overheated rhetoric and both real and apparent rifts and shifts between the States and Europe, the routine fashion-weeks encampments of the makers and their clients from all walks of life exhibit a rock-solid stability.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Columbia University's new president is already facing opposition from anti-Israel rabble-rousers, who have condemned her for previous actions taken against leftist encampments at her last college.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rachel Kim, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Pathway Home, the county program that cleans up encampments and moves people into motels and shelters, will see a $92-million cut in funding, according to the county homeless department.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The department said Tuesday night that three other homeless people have been killed in the area along East 120th Street on the southwestern edge of the Willowbrook community, all at homeless encampments along the same channel.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
All four victims lived in homeless encampments, according to officials.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
In October 2024, authorities in Minnesota said three people were killed, and three others were injured in back-to-back shootings at two separate homeless encampments.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
With the death toll rising, criticism has grown on how Mayor Mamdani has handled homeless encampments in the city.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Despite the recent overheated rhetoric and both real and apparent rifts and shifts between the States and Europe, the routine fashion-weeks encampments of the makers and their clients from all walks of life exhibit a rock-solid stability.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Columbia University's new president is already facing opposition from anti-Israel rabble-rousers, who have condemned her for previous actions taken against leftist encampments at her last college.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
Noun
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Equity LifeStyle Properties Earnings in January showed that business is humming at the real estate investment trust and operator of RV campgrounds and manufactured home communities, according to the bank.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Parts of the North Rim opened back up last fall, including a few eastern viewpoints and campgrounds.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ofland originally featured only tiny cabins, vintage Airstreams, and campsites with communal luxury bathhouses.—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Camping Regulations All campsites share the same basic regulations.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Considerations for base camps include proximity/easy travel to and from game sites, distance from the airport, privacy, security, quality of training fields and fitness equipment, accommodations for fans and media, and recreational opportunities.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Holly Blastic said the start date is too early for families, who might have to forgo August vacations and family time, and ending May 22 isn’t realistic for families who rely on child care because many park district programs and summer camps don’t begin until June.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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