as in lair
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
police found the stolen jewels under the floorboards in the thief's hideout, a cabin deep in the woods
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Recent Examples of hideout
Pakistani forces raid militant hideouts PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan's security forces raided two militant hideouts in the country's restive northwest on Saturday, triggering gunbattles that left at least two soldiers and nine militants dead, the military said in a statement.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria's coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria’s coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There are two lofts that optimize the general container-style space of the home; one is spacious enough to be used as the dedicated bedroom and another—at the other end of the home—is the perfect hideout for reading.
—Euna Park, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria's coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria’s coastal region told the AP from their hideouts.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
There are two lofts that optimize the general container-style space of the home; one is spacious enough to be used as the dedicated bedroom and another—at the other end of the home—is the perfect hideout for reading.
—Euna Park, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
Noun
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More recently, Episode 4 ended with Muse lugging a man into a gruesome lair of sorts, to extract an unhealthy amount of blood from a femoral artery.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The store straddles a mood between Californian cool and British rock-star lair, with eyewear displayed amid vintage books and charming trinkets, like a ceramic cigar-smoking Winston Churchill.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The two adult falcons using the nest box have been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as the same pair who used it last year, a 12-year-old female and a 16-year-old male.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
1 Apr. 2025
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The nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, which is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Christians who want to safeguard their own traditions from the globalist and neoliberal imperialists in the lions' dens of Turtle Bay, Brussels, and so forth will find no better allies than the Jews.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mega-spies live together in a pristine London home that’s a den of class, sophistication, and potential sabotage.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Enchanted Cottage is a hidden hideaway for up to four people and designed by Coppola located in the heart of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, a region that’s rich in Mayan history.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s even a hidden passage from the sitting room to the dining room via a jib door, a feature the kids have already claimed as their own secret hideaway.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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