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.
—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.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealments
Noun
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There was no immediate comment from Pakistan, which repeatedly has said its military only targets Afghan posts and militant hideouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Frontiers are already porous here, crossed by smuggling routes, refugee trails and militant hideouts.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Concealments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealments. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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