hiding place
noun
: a place where someone or something is hidden or can be hidden
My favorite hiding place when I was a kid was in the attic.
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This 350-piece building set is inspired by the iconic scene from The Sorcerer’s Stone and has all of its memorable details, including the wind vane and Trevor’s hiding place.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
When Glinda emerges from her hiding place, the only remaining traces of her friend are Elphaba's hat and the bottle of green elixir that belonged to her mother.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
An opera singer and aspiring movie star who has narrowly avoided being raped by Japanese soldiers, Lin has also smuggled her rescuer, policeman Song (Zhou You), into the hiding place.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 18 Nov. 2025
As night settled across the Australian outback, a rare bird emerged from its hiding place and moved across the ground.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
When Glinda emerges from her hiding place, the only remaining traces of her friend are Elphaba's hat and the bottle of green elixir that belonged to her mother.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
An opera singer and aspiring movie star who has narrowly avoided being raped by Japanese soldiers, Lin has also smuggled her rescuer, policeman Song (Zhou You), into the hiding place.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 18 Nov. 2025
As night settled across the Australian outback, a rare bird emerged from its hiding place and moved across the ground.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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