Definition of hideawaynext
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing

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Recent Examples of hideaway The Kennedys aren’t the only ones in love with the Cape Cod hideaway. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 The great room — with the river as a backdrop — is anchored by a custom entertainer’s bar and built-ins, a cozy gas fireplace and a hydraulic hideaway television. David Caraccio march 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Previously listed for $32 million, the luxe hideaway is now being offered at auction, with bidding starting April 15 and closing April 29. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026 Mayreau Beach Club & Villas stands head and shoulders above the rest as an upscale hideaway perched on a blissfully tranquil bay. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway
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Noun
  • At the time of writing, the clip of her hamster’s great escape and hideout has been watched over 308,000 times.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The tour came in response to the Ecuadoran defense ministry's March 25 statement that his property wasn't a dairy farm, as had been reported, but a drug trafficking hideout, based on United States intelligence.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • And then there’s newcomer, a disruptor given the name Pumpkin (Lola Fung), who formerly worked at a pretzel shop and enters this lair with suspicion.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Both are one-night-in-hell slashers about two estranged sisters forced to fight their way out of a lair of rich people who’ve joined a devil cult and are hellbent on sacrificing them to their dark lord.
    Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideaway. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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