as in secluded
screened or sequestered from view
a hidden beach that very few know how to get to
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as in concealed
to put into a hiding place
the thief had hidden the stolen jewelry under the floorboards
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as in suppressed
to keep secret or shut off from view
he tried to hide his criminal past she hid the cat's litter box behind a screen
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Recent Examples of hidden
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Initially hailed as unique images from a hidden world, the footage now warrants reexamination.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
The platform uses autonomous drones, artificial intelligence, and advanced sensing technologies to scan large environments, detect hidden threats, and deliver real-time intelligence.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The appointment-only Wild West Store (that is also without a website) is perhaps one of the best and certainly most hidden boot shops in Texas, occupying a slightly offkilter cottage near Wimberley Square.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Initially hailed as unique images from a hidden world, the footage now warrants reexamination.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The history, the old buildings and hidden railways and factories and all that.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
The platform uses autonomous drones, artificial intelligence, and advanced sensing technologies to scan large environments, detect hidden threats, and deliver real-time intelligence.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hidden
Adjective
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The water- and fire-resistant concrete and steel lower level, meanwhile, has an additional bedroom and a media room, as well as access to an oversized spa and a retractable drawbridge providing access to a secluded cove down below.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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Golden Age Wine has two locations, one of which is in a secluded downtown courtyard bedecked in string lights.—
Bob Carlton,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Their investigation used digital maps, citizen archives, and new forensic technologies to reconstruct what has been concealed and kept behind a curtain of silence.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said the tank had been deliberately concealed, and an autopsy determined Dee Warner's death was a homicide caused by strangulation and blunt force trauma.—
Corey J. Murray,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The other theme was how much player movement has been suppressed.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The group also said the memorial had suppressed other voices that criticized Israel, including the Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm, who was slated to give a commemoration speech at Buchenwald last year.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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In between shots with her fiancé Callum Turner, a quick selfie with Tove Lo, and a picturesque cookie from the Sunset Tower Hotel, the pop star snuck three photos of herself strumming a crystal clear guitar.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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White drove on Wembanyama and snuck a layup past him, then hit a 3-pointer over his towering outstretched arm.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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But other activists allege that such policies lead to the unnecessary suffering of sheltered animals.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Begin by placing the pot in a sheltered area outside for a few hours each day.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Gacho Baba District communication chief, Abebe Agena, said most of those who died were found buried in the mud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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This was little more than a wooden shack beside a convenience store and a karaoke parlor, all of them run by an enterprising resident who had already buried 200 people in the 12 months since Duterte had taken office, nearly all of them drug suspects.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Díaz-Canel’s words masked what was, for adherents of a revolution celebrated by the global left, a painful reality.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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If a judge signs off on the request by prosecutors, Martinez’s charge will be at least the fourth charge against someone that has been dismissed since agents came to the city for a week in November, masked and armed, and arrested people in public parking lots and outside a church.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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As Leclerc and Russell exchanged moves for the lead through the opening stages, Hamilton lurked just behind, waiting for any opportunity that may arise.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Jokic has fed him hundreds of alley-oops late in games when Gordon has lurked in the short corner, behind the last line of defense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Hidden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hidden. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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