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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals
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Recent Examples of den
Cable television was a gamechanger of gargantuan proportions as fans could watch, get this, home games on their television (likely color by then) in the comfort of their den.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Recently, a den was discovered beneath the entryway, suggesting the snakes had been breeding undisturbed for years.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Long considered one of the best places for wings throughout the metro area, this wooden den of dart throwing and patio drinking is famous for its indifference to change.
—Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Off the great room, through folding French doors, is a spacious formal dining room, which Ms. Yarrow said her father had closed off and for a while turned into a den with his favorite massage chair there.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Recently, a den was discovered beneath the entryway, suggesting the snakes had been breeding undisturbed for years.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Long considered one of the best places for wings throughout the metro area, this wooden den of dart throwing and patio drinking is famous for its indifference to change.
—Mike Jordan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Off the great room, through folding French doors, is a spacious formal dining room, which Ms. Yarrow said her father had closed off and for a while turned into a den with his favorite massage chair there.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for den
Noun
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Kelly scooped at the firm snow, tiny icicles swaying from his white mustache, but couldn’t find a lair.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Lidia, however, is still stuck dwelling in the monster’s lair.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Up until the al-Qaeda forces discover their hideout, the action is contained to mundane activities: confirming operations, tracking other platoons’ movements.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
7 May 2025
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Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, in Cape Verde, annual loggerhead turtle nests surged from 500 in 2008 to over 35,000 by 2020, while four out of five green turtle populations showed growth.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The two will soon start hovering in the near future, further exercising their flight muscles and making their way from the nest to nearby branches.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Sephora is here to help, thanks to its house collection mineral sunscreen, which is 60 percent off right now.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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When the eggs hatch six weeks later, new cicada nymphs will fall from the trees and burrow back underground, starting the cycle again.—
Chris Simon,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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These fly larvae, the screwworms or maggots, burrow into the flesh of the animal, which can cause serious damage, leading to infections and death in some instances.—
Connor Greene,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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“Den.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/den. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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