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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
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.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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, 24 Sep. 2025
The spider lair is dark, static and repetitive with a lot of webs and not much interaction.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
When Isaiah invites Cam to come train at his desert compound — which feels like a cross between a Brutalist bunker and a Bond villian’s lair — he’s already been warned by his doctor that another blow to the head could bench him for life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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, 24 Sep. 2025
The spider lair is dark, static and repetitive with a lot of webs and not much interaction.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
When Isaiah invites Cam to come train at his desert compound — which feels like a cross between a Brutalist bunker and a Bond villian’s lair — he’s already been warned by his doctor that another blow to the head could bench him for life.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lair
Noun
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Responding officers found the passageway, then found the hideout.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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This hamster cage comes with a water bottle, exercise wheel, food dish, and a hideout.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The chimney sweep will identify whether your chimney requires cleaning to remove creosote build-up, animal nests, or debris.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Beyond this, annual flowers such as petunias, marigolds, and zinnias can be used to add bursts of color throughout your beds and borders.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Run it across the backside of the bed and the wall to be sure to clear dust that might be clinging to the wall of the headboard.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Kardashian was spotted attending the All's Fair premiere in Paris wearing a baby blue vintage Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Seriously, the answers are like, not all that far from her house.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the video, Noel can be seen propelling herself up the steps on her back legs and making the jump onto the couch where her small dog bed was positioned.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Using a lint roller on upholstered pieces of furniture like couches and occasional chairs is an easy and quick way to combat the dust that settles on the fabric on the back that faces that lines the wall or any other part of the fabric as well.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s Night Stalker murders in 1985, this A24 film stars Mia Goth as an aspiring horror actress and peep-show star who walks into a growing den of chaos on the set of her first real film.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Known to be pack rats, Allegheny woodrats will store large piles of food, called middens, in their dens.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The living room is nearby and can be outfitted with a large sofa, or a daybed – or alternatively serve as a secondary bedroom with a double bed or bunks, depending on requirements.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the table next to Captain Purdie’s bunk is what looks like a copper coin, a fringe of glutinous seaweed smothering it to the surface of the wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Not camping, sleeping or resting near animal burrows or areas where dead rodents are observed.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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While you may be tempted to blame other animals such as opossums or snakes, or even coyotes for making holes or burrows in your yard, these creatures are more likely to use existing animal holes for their dens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Lair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lair. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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