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rough it

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Definition of rough it

as in tent

to live in a camp or the outdoors They spent a week roughing it in the woods.

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Recent Examples of rough it In photos shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the Ocean’s Eleven alum and his pal Uber can be seen roughing it in New Zealand, where Heart of the Beast was filmed. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Claim a tent site beneath the ponderosa pines of Center Lake Campground, park your RV at the Stockade North and Stockade South campgrounds (near the site of an 1874 gold discovery), or rough it with backcountry camping in French Creek Natural Area. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026 One thing to bear in mind here is that these tiny houses are conceived as an alternative to roughing it in tents, not brick-and-mortar homes. — Adam Williams july 10, New Atlas, 10 July 2026 For campers who don’t mind roughing it, this is a feature, not a bug, as wilderness-seeking guests here have the opportunity to soak up unparalleled quiet and ultra-dark night skies. — Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2023

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