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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The jewels had been moved to a safe hiding place traveling via a 16th-century tunnel that connects the Quirinale to the Palazzo Barberini.
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Elisabetta Caprotti, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Cyrus was particularly pleased with the toilet hiding place, which withstood multiple cell checks before its discovery.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Even in her hiding place, Corey couldn't escape the horror unfolding in the house.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
His hiding place was arranged by Group Overduin, an organization of roughly 50 members who helped at least 1,000 Jews hide from the Nazis, per the Times.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In addition to the physical evidence found in the cave, sheriff and eyewitness accounts confirmed that James used the cave as a hiding place.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
But in the last hour of the day, prosecutors played the 911 call that the rabbi made from his hiding place amid the shooting.
—Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 30 May 2023
And don’t forget the cat lover: Catit makes bubbles with catnip oil that will hopefully bring Fluffy out from his hiding place under the bed.
—Ellie Pithers Wei Tchou Alice Newell-Hanson Caitie Kelly Betsy Horan Jinnie Lee Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 24 July 2023
Sometimes, the old saying goes, the best hiding place is in plain sight.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
Elisabetta Caprotti, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2024
Cyrus was particularly pleased with the toilet hiding place, which withstood multiple cell checks before its discovery.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024
Even in her hiding place, Corey couldn't escape the horror unfolding in the house.
—Josh Yager, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2024
His hiding place was arranged by Group Overduin, an organization of roughly 50 members who helped at least 1,000 Jews hide from the Nazis, per the Times.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
In addition to the physical evidence found in the cave, sheriff and eyewitness accounts confirmed that James used the cave as a hiding place.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
But in the last hour of the day, prosecutors played the 911 call that the rabbi made from his hiding place amid the shooting.
—Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 30 May 2023
And don’t forget the cat lover: Catit makes bubbles with catnip oil that will hopefully bring Fluffy out from his hiding place under the bed.
—Ellie Pithers Wei Tchou Alice Newell-Hanson Caitie Kelly Betsy Horan Jinnie Lee Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 24 July 2023
Sometimes, the old saying goes, the best hiding place is in plain sight.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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