Definition of encampnext
1
as in to tent
to live in a camp or the outdoors the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail

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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym

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Recent Examples of encamp Teams conducted initial outreach to offer people encamping in the marsh area access to shelter, housing, treatment, and supportive services. Julie Sharp, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 The Caribs encamped on the summit of a steep cliff surrounded by high precipices, which could only be climbed by a narrow secret pathway. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025 Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community. Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 Hall and Hind spent months encamped in Eucalyptus’s Sydney, Australia offices, learning how the company’s customer support systems worked. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for encamp
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  • Users can pitch the fly first, then use it as cover while pitching the inner tent, attach the fly and tent together and pitch them as one, or pitch the inner tent and then attach the fly.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
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  • The remaining towers will house residential living, keep the main tower as a hotel, while welcoming businesses and office space.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary federal detention facilities can house people with vastly different criminal histories and security classifications.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Videos have shown several soldiers shaking hands, sharing drinks and praying with the settlers camped outside the Palestinians’ homes.
    Guy Davies, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Pereira, families camped in Olaya Herrera park covered their tents with plastic, while flooding was reported at Hospital Universitario San Jorge.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Intended to accommodate a predominantly residential urban coastal development pattern in areas that can support additional height and intensity while improving the provision of neighborhood commercial uses.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In Ellington, there are some departments that still work five days, and some work a half day on Fridays to accommodate programs.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Does a frontline soldier trapped with poor comms in a dugout have enough time to study the choices and lodge a vote?
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Castro, 52, is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.
    MARK VANCLEAVE, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Store firewood neatly, preferably elevated and away from the house, and clear clutter that could shelter rodents.
    Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
  • More than 19,000 people were sheltering in tents, evacuation centers and makeshift camps after the earthquake struck off Flores early Saturday, damaging at least 4,500 homes, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Encamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encamp. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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