concealment

1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

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Noun
  • Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
  • When Joe secures an isolated, off-the-grid lake house as their temporary hideout, Bronte realizes time is running out.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor is an evil mad scientist with plans for destruction and domination, armed with Kryptonite and a subterranean lair shared.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Uth Duna, an eel-like leviathan, hits like a truck and moves erratically within its watery lair.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ghrelin has also been found to reduce insulin secretion, which may decrease how much sugar your cells take up for storage or energy.6 5.
    Brittany Lubeck, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
  • These ants, known for their ability to detonate their own bodies, release a toxic secretion to neutralize the threat of invading predators.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Across the coasts of our region, both Atlantic and Gulf, sea turtles make their nests and hatchlings make their way back to the ocean.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
  • The nests were counted by an army of volunteers, park staff, local councils, land managers and contractors who conducted 5,000 observations this season, officials said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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“Concealment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealment. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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