as in to abscond
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Recent Examples of decamp
Since October, Newsom has advocated for expanding the available amount of money from $330 million to $750 million as Hollywood has hemorrhaged jobs due to the pandemic, strikes by writers and actors, and sets being decamped to economically-friendlier states like Georgia.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
And then there was the schadenfreude of those who had already decamped to greener pastures.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Nicole sold her home in Indio and decamped for parts unknown.
—John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Yet many of the high-flying clientele who typically decamp to the French Riviera and Italian coast have found a new spot for their summers away.
—Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
And then there was the schadenfreude of those who had already decamped to greener pastures.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Nicole sold her home in Indio and decamped for parts unknown.
—John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
Yet many of the high-flying clientele who typically decamp to the French Riviera and Italian coast have found a new spot for their summers away.
—Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decamp
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Not unlike Annie, Stack’s ex-lover Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) feels scorned after being abandoned for seven years in Mississippi while Stack absconded to Chicago for money.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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Sand, the more skittish of the pair, absconded to Canada.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, in a moment of crisis, Titch also escapes with him on it, kicking off what will become a wild continent-hopping odyssey.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
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The project explores the tension between love and loneliness, questioning whether one escapes solitude by helping others find meaningful relationships.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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Instead, Sue goes all Mama Bear and uses her powers to knock him into the teleporter and then Silver Surfer has a change of heart and knocks him back in when Galactus tries to get out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Unfortunately, Scott gets trapped there himself during an expedition with no way to get out until ... 23.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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After 19 years and two sons together, Jenny and Willy McLaughlin eloped on a Florida beach last week.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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The couple eventually eloped in Vegas in 1996 following a brief split.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Zoom in: Privacy and security are big: The house has a private gate and parking so no one has to use the main door, security offices for guests' staff and a bedroom with a secret exit should important visitors need to scram.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
11 Oct. 2024
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As of now, one man sits on a small dock off each island, telling onlookers to scram.—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2019
Verb
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
Verb
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However, the pirates didn’t make off with all the Nossa Senhora do Cabo’s treasures.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Burglars made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Playa del Rey home of World Wrestling Entertainment stars Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch early Tuesday, according to multiple reports.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decamp. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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