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as in hideouts
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
an abandoned building that is often used as a den by the city's petty criminals
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Recent Examples of dens
These strong arms are also used for building dens, chucking shells, competing for mates, and more.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Baked Potato and The World Stage are beloved music dens built for players and community.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Each fox had his own address, and the dens or bulky leaf apartments might be hundreds of yards apart.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
These hard-working little creatures stockpile food in their dens for winter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The Baked Potato and The World Stage are beloved music dens built for players and community.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Each fox had his own address, and the dens or bulky leaf apartments might be hundreds of yards apart.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
These hard-working little creatures stockpile food in their dens for winter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dens
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If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
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According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The team kept colonies of Iberian harvester ants in artificial nests in its lab.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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No nests, clear piles of branches or wood and no trash.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The frogs live most of their lives in their underground burrows but can be found in ponds during breeding season beginning in March and running through mid-April.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the heat of the day, desert-dwelling snakes will retreat into shade or rodent burrows to shield themselves from the scorching sun.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Perfume houses might use microencapsulation, putting fragrance oils inside teeny spheres that break down slowly to release the notes over time.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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More like the way some younger HNWI’s live in houses where the kitchen is big and comfortable rather than being hidden away.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dens. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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