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
The western end is dotted with homeless encampments, and people experiencing homelessness occupy sidewalks along the avenue between Interstate 35 and Loop 820.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
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, 17 Sep. 2025
Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The Haitian government has cleared out some encampments and is trying to relocate more people, especially those housed on the grounds of schools.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The engineers also found trash, drug paraphernalia and human excrement due to encampments on the property, according to a copy of Terracon’s Limited Site Investigation Report obtained by The Denver Post through a Colorado Open Records Act request.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Newsom said the 9th Circuit’s decisions in the Boise and Grants Pass cases had overly restricted what governments could do about homeless encampments.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker is already seeing results after screening the film for dozens of audiences that run the gamut from pro-Israel Jewish communities to student encampments at Stanford.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
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, 17 Sep. 2025
Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The Haitian government has cleared out some encampments and is trying to relocate more people, especially those housed on the grounds of schools.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The engineers also found trash, drug paraphernalia and human excrement due to encampments on the property, according to a copy of Terracon’s Limited Site Investigation Report obtained by The Denver Post through a Colorado Open Records Act request.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Newsom said the 9th Circuit’s decisions in the Boise and Grants Pass cases had overly restricted what governments could do about homeless encampments.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Lindsey Appiah will lead the center, while Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage will direct efforts around homelessness and encampments.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker is already seeing results after screening the film for dozens of audiences that run the gamut from pro-Israel Jewish communities to student encampments at Stanford.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
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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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
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These camps offer users flight experience, operational services.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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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,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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