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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Glass sponges are found along the deep sea, providing a hiding place for small critters along the seafloor.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
After leaving the reconstructed hiding place, visitors walk onto an illuminated glass floor covering a full map of Europe, with the site of every death camp or mass killing of Jews marked by a small flag.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
As night fell across northern Thailand, a 1-foot-long creature emerged from its hiding place and climbed along the rocks.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
The pendant has finger ID, unfortunately, as Verity explains after discovering Maria’s hiding place under the bed.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The first time his hiding place was discovered by the Taliban, Ahmad managed to escape.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the homeowners contacted Ruff Start Rescue and alerted them of the situation and the team set to bring out the puppies from their hiding place.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Three adorable mountain lion kittens are recovering after being rescued from their hiding place under a vehicle, California zoo officials reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
As night fell across southern China, a 2-foot-long creature emerged from its hiding place and moved toward a stream.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
After leaving the reconstructed hiding place, visitors walk onto an illuminated glass floor covering a full map of Europe, with the site of every death camp or mass killing of Jews marked by a small flag.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
As night fell across northern Thailand, a 1-foot-long creature emerged from its hiding place and climbed along the rocks.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
The pendant has finger ID, unfortunately, as Verity explains after discovering Maria’s hiding place under the bed.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
The first time his hiding place was discovered by the Taliban, Ahmad managed to escape.
—Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Eventually, the homeowners contacted Ruff Start Rescue and alerted them of the situation and the team set to bring out the puppies from their hiding place.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Three adorable mountain lion kittens are recovering after being rescued from their hiding place under a vehicle, California zoo officials reported.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
As night fell across southern China, a 2-foot-long creature emerged from its hiding place and moved toward a stream.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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