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
Where to stay Book now: GoldenEye Author Ian Fleming’s Caribbean hideout, GoldenEye, is today a resort with 49 cottages, bungalows, and beach huts, plus Fleming’s own three-bedroom villa.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Port Royal is Jamaica's second World Heritage Site, with the first being the Blue and John Crow Mountains, a rugged and forested area in the country's east, which served as a refuge and hideout for people fleeing slavery.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Electro-Cumbia beats on the high-end hi-fi, soft red lighting, a dreamlike atmosphere: Daydream is an alluring little hideout on SE Clinton, where there’s always a live DJ and the drinks skewer trendily low ABV.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
Hamm signed a number of ransom notes in Wisconsin before he was taken to a hideout in Bensenville, Illinois.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Port Royal is Jamaica's second World Heritage Site, with the first being the Blue and John Crow Mountains, a rugged and forested area in the country's east, which served as a refuge and hideout for people fleeing slavery.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Electro-Cumbia beats on the high-end hi-fi, soft red lighting, a dreamlike atmosphere: Daydream is an alluring little hideout on SE Clinton, where there’s always a live DJ and the drinks skewer trendily low ABV.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
Hamm signed a number of ransom notes in Wisconsin before he was taken to a hideout in Bensenville, Illinois.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
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The first stage of the final HOH contest had the final three flying in drones off the coast of BB City searching for the Mastermind’s new lair.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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For more winter wonder nearby, find Santa in his secret lair atop Rochers-de-Naye, accessible via traditional cogwheel train, and discounted with the Swiss Travel Pass.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The winner heads into another hornet’s nest against the Toronto Blue Jays in an AL Division Series on Saturday.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since the pork cooks in its own juices, be sure to drain any excess liquid from your meat before adding to your nest of tortilla chips so as not to compromise crunch.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Along the way, visitors may spot signs of the sanctuary’s most visible resident, the beaver, from impressive dams to cleverly constructed dens and lodges, as well as birds such as the snow goose, lapland longspur, and chimney swift.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Further casting additions include Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Pierre Gervais, Ruth Becquart, Viviane De Muynck, Jan Bijvoet and Peter Van den Begin.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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The jewel box–like property was created by combining a series of smaller hotels into this 32-room hideaway.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio has also funneled his fortune into a string of homes and hideaways.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Hideout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideout. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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