go into hiding

phrase

: to go to a secret place where one will not be found
She went into hiding to avoid reporters and television cameras.

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Blamed and discredited, the legendary warriors disband and go into hiding. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026 Our Jewish community will not go into hiding. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 Her daughter Paola has asked why Yessenia didn’t just go into hiding instead of agreeing to deport herself. — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Machado herself was barred from running and had to go into hiding, but has received a Nobel prize for her cause. — John Davenport, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go into hiding

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“Go into hiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20into%20hiding. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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