hide-and-seek
noun
: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
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In 2022, a study published in the journal Animal Cognition, saw 28 dogs and their owners recruited for a special game of hide-and-seek.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
But the games must go on, and in the third installment, he’s forced to play even more torturous rounds that divide the players further, including a terrifying game of hide-and-seek and a deadly round of double Dutch.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In between games, another notable life is lost when Geum-ja dies by suicide following the emotional implications of her son’s death in hide-and-seek.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 June 2025
With the help of a giant gumball machine, players are sorted into red and blue teams for the next game, which they’re informed will be a deadly version of hide-and-seek.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
But the games must go on, and in the third installment, he’s forced to play even more torturous rounds that divide the players further, including a terrifying game of hide-and-seek and a deadly round of double Dutch.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
In between games, another notable life is lost when Geum-ja dies by suicide following the emotional implications of her son’s death in hide-and-seek.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 27 June 2025
With the help of a giant gumball machine, players are sorted into red and blue teams for the next game, which they’re informed will be a deadly version of hide-and-seek.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hide-and-seek
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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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