hide-and-seek
noun
: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them
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Between filming, the kids would mess around and explore the soundstages, playing capture the flag and hide-and-seek in the famed Chamber of Secrets and other notable locations on set.
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
Policymakers at every level should be focused on how to deliver more care for less money, not how to play hide-and-seek with federal funds.
—Elizabeth Hicks, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
Mental Stimulation: Keep your dog's mind engaged with interactive games such as hide-and-seek and tug-of-war.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
These also provide chances to appear and disappear while still on stage, as though playing hide-and-seek in a woodland.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
Policymakers at every level should be focused on how to deliver more care for less money, not how to play hide-and-seek with federal funds.
—Elizabeth Hicks, Oc Register, 12 May 2025
Mental Stimulation: Keep your dog's mind engaged with interactive games such as hide-and-seek and tug-of-war.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
These also provide chances to appear and disappear while still on stage, as though playing hide-and-seek in a woodland.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hide-and-seek
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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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