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
Many homes of Alawites were looted and then set on fire in different areas, two residents of Syria’s coastal region told the Associated Press from their hideouts.
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Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
This year, players can build and customize a shinobi hideout, including a forge for weapon upgrades and aesthetic ornaments via the Sekiryu Hideout Pack.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Matt has enough strength to escape to the Punisher’s (Jon Bernthal) hideout, but Wilson Fisk’s police are on their way.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Bassem Mroue and Sarah El Deeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2025
This year, players can build and customize a shinobi hideout, including a forge for weapon upgrades and aesthetic ornaments via the Sekiryu Hideout Pack.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Matt has enough strength to escape to the Punisher’s (Jon Bernthal) hideout, but Wilson Fisk’s police are on their way.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
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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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
Noun
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Photo: Eytan Stern Weber/Evan Joseph Images A slim passageway off the gallery leads to bedrooms and a den.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
19 May 2025
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For example, the main rooms can be neutral, but maybe the powder room gets color, or the den goes moody.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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The building, located next to the Arc de Triomphe, has become a celebrity hang in a few short months, a hideaway that comes alive as the night progresses.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Casa de Sierra Nevada doesn’t feel like a hotel so much as a private hideaway suspended in time.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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