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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them
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as in bed
British dialect
a place set aside for sleeping
while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair
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Recent Examples of lair
Times reporters got inside the lair of a Sudanese Army sniper, in a once-luxurious riverside building in Khartoum.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Fitting for an actor, the house hides a cinematic lair.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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
Lidia, however, is still stuck dwelling in the monster’s lair.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Fitting for an actor, the house hides a cinematic lair.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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
Lidia, however, is still stuck dwelling in the monster’s lair.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
Noun
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While Pakistani security forces frequently target TTP hideouts in the restive northwest and elsewhere, such operations in Kashmir are rare.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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Sipping sundowners at the glamorous beach clubs that propagate the sandy shores and cliffside hideouts along the French Riviera really shouldn’t take much convincing, but with so many charming seaside cities and villages to explore, deciding where to stay can be a challenge.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Stay away from the nest for at least a day. Nests that are located in out-of-the-way spots, such as the back of your property, don’t need to be destroyed.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Earlier studies found that more than 35 percent of loggerhead eggs were preyed upon within nests at Ningaloo, including 80 percent at one single rookery.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time keeps your body regulated and make sit easier to fall asleep.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Consider a clock alarm, don’t answer emails or messages in bed, and avoid looking at your phone for as long as possible.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Adding more heat to the house by turning on the oven or stove is the last thing most Southerners want to do when the temperatures outside are scorching.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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Luckily, Higuera had inherited land and was already in the process of building a two-bedroom house in Guerrero.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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If the pee is on a material like a carpet, rug, couch or mattress, blot away the excess liquid before going in with your urine-enzyme spray.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Sitting on the couch with his older brother Dominic, he was hooked.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The family makes a den and claims a territory of up to ten miles around it, defending their hunting ground from other mating pairs who might try to settle.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Sightings may increase after rain, not because the weather directly draws them out, but because flooding forces them to leave their dens or shelters in search of higher, drier ground.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Prosecutors said Garcia was asleep in the lower bunk when Lopez got on top of him and started to strangle him.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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Should officials have evacuated the low-lying areas near the Guadalupe River—including the bunks at Camp Mystic—on the afternoon of July 3rd, when the Austin/San Antonio office of the N.W.S. issued a flood watch?—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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Cicadas’ burrow holes allow water to irrigate the soil, bringing nutrients down to plant roots and preventing run-off, Kritsky said.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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The first webcam will be fixed on the puffin burrows.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
15 May 2025
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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