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camp

[kamp] / kæmp /
NOUN
site for outdoor living
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encampment tent
STRONG
bivouac campfire campground caravansary chalet cottage hut lean-to lodge shack shanty shed tepee tilt wigwam
WEAK
camping ground log cabin summer home tent city
ADJECTIVE
consciously affecting the unfashionable, weird, or bizarre
Synonyms
STRONG
affected arch avant-garde in mod pop posturing wild
WEAK
Daliesque artificial far-out mannered ostentatious
Antonyms
STRONG
approved boring common customary normal ordinary standard

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Yet the real winners of the April stock-market rebound — at least, so far — are in the smaller, and far more speculative camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Yet the real winners of the April stock-market rebound — at least, so far — are in the smaller and far more speculative camp.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

At a government training camp, former Maoist foot soldiers were learning new trades.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

There they lived at a refugee camp where conditions were poor.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

One of the camp dogs jumped on top of her, showering her with snow, and nudging his cold nose under her chin.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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