tented
1 Americanadjective
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covered with or shaped like a tent.
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Archaic. (of a wound) kept open with a tent, or wedge of soft absorbent material.
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A Kenyan judge halted construction and operations of a tented U.S. field hospital in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In 2020, one camp was shut down after footage surfaced of its staff trying to drive a herd away from their tented compound along the Mara River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Facility administrators built a tented area outside the main building to process arriving detainees, but it wasn’t enough to alleviate the overcrowding, Louisdor said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
SAN YSIDRO, California — When the humanitarian aid workers decided to dismantle their elaborate tented setup — erected right up against the border wall — they hadn’t seen migrants for a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Down past the fisheye on the hall wall, I can see my white shape, of tented body, hair down my back like a mane, my eyes gleaming.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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