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
But without available shelter beds – which are clustered 10 miles west of the neighborhood in Parramore and are full most nights – the effort usually results in scattering people elsewhere, or into more encampments.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
If this decision is upheld on appeal, every city in the Ninth Circuit will be sued for clearing encampments and federal judges will be managing homelessness policy rat by rat.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The editorial correctly notes that municipalities will still be able to move encampments under HB1429.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, this will mean more encampments, more preventable deaths in the streets, and more individuals and families with no other option but to live in unsafe and unacceptable conditions.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
City officials can now clear homeless encampments and tow vehicles used as shelter without first offering immediate housing, a sharp change of direction in Oakland’s approach to homelessness.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Steinberg implored council members to approve an ordinance, urging swift action to assist thousands sleeping on Sacramento’s streets in every council district and address businesses dealing with encampments.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2016, to help respond to spikes in immigrant crossings that had periodically overwhelmed border stations, Deployed began setting up tent encampments to ease the overcrowding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
The county has rejected encampments as undignified, potentially unsafe solutions to the homelessness crisis.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
If this decision is upheld on appeal, every city in the Ninth Circuit will be sued for clearing encampments and federal judges will be managing homelessness policy rat by rat.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The editorial correctly notes that municipalities will still be able to move encampments under HB1429.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, this will mean more encampments, more preventable deaths in the streets, and more individuals and families with no other option but to live in unsafe and unacceptable conditions.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
City officials can now clear homeless encampments and tow vehicles used as shelter without first offering immediate housing, a sharp change of direction in Oakland’s approach to homelessness.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Steinberg implored council members to approve an ordinance, urging swift action to assist thousands sleeping on Sacramento’s streets in every council district and address businesses dealing with encampments.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2016, to help respond to spikes in immigrant crossings that had periodically overwhelmed border stations, Deployed began setting up tent encampments to ease the overcrowding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
The county has rejected encampments as undignified, potentially unsafe solutions to the homelessness crisis.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encampments
Noun
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And in Death Valley, water was shut off at two campgrounds.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The suspension of burn permits does not apply to campfires within organized campgrounds or on private property.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The state agency added that there is still snow at several campsites in the area.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Smart was held captive by the pair for nine months, moving between campsites in the Utah foothills and later to California while being raped daily by Mitchell.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Russian departure from much of northern Mali will enable jihadist groups to set up training camps in the vast spaces vacated, paving the way for further expansion, a scenario especially feared by Algeria.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Carter County Museum hosts dinosaur camps for kids, while the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum offers five-day adult dig expeditions and a junior paleontologist program, a one-day dig experience for children ages 5-11.—
Alex Temblador,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Encampments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encampments. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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