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summer camp

American  

noun

  1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.


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Welcome to the “Hunger Games” of parenting: summer camp sign-up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

None of the images concerned relate to children who were at the summer camp.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

It was especially handy when I was working at a summer camp and had limited access to electronics.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

For right now, since summer camp at the Bureau is still canceled until next year, I’ve decided to put my thoughts and energy into something else.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston