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
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.
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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
Sinaloa state stretches out for over 22,000 square miles, and the soldiers scour the mountainous terrain beneath them for any signs of tracks, electrical wires or water supplies that could lead to a hideout where drugs are produced.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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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
Sinaloa state stretches out for over 22,000 square miles, and the soldiers scour the mountainous terrain beneath them for any signs of tracks, electrical wires or water supplies that could lead to a hideout where drugs are produced.
—Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideout
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Even diligent Webberheads will need to overlook certain gaffes, like a hero who seems to have tied himself up in a climactic moment and a Stygian lair well marked with glowing Exit signs.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the Henchmen's Heist room, participants have been hired by a super villain to break into a high security superhero lair and steal valuable assets before the hero returns.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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New York — The rat’s nest of AI partnerships just got a bit more tangled.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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One parent loved how her son discovered new features like hiding Mickey in the den, raising characters up and down with the lever, and sending them down the slide.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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There are a total of four bedrooms (plus a den illuminated with a skylight-like installation created by Nathan Orsman) and five and a half bathrooms, each with a bold, unique style and innovative tile scheme.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay Neri and Akriti’s boutique hotel, Vico Milano, is a stylish seven-room hideaway on Corso Genova full of midcentury furnishings, Moroccan rugs, and bespoke design elements.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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