as in hideouts
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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Recent Examples of concealments
For Stroheim, the palaces and playgrounds of the rich are elaborate concealments of the drudgery and the squalor underlying comforts and luxuries—and even the bare necessities of everyday people.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
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Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
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Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealments
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One&Only One Za’abeel is the brand’s first foray into urban resorts, swapping sand for a skyscraper vibe—and more city hideouts are on the cards.
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The water, too, was wild—the Allegheny and its tributaries had yet to be dammed, and Flag Swamp was noted as one of the last hideouts for beavers in the state.
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.
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Many native ants have single colonies with one queen, but Asian needle ants can live in supercolonies with multiple nests and multiple queens, sharing resources and moving between nests.
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Intervention isn't usually allowed at eagle nests, but since the problem clearly had a human cause, people got permission to step in.
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“Concealments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealments. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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