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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
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.
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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
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
Noun
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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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Remnants of concrete German artillery bunkers and machine gun nests litter the coastline.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Parker remembers fighting through twigs and branches to reach eagle nests, which can be six feet wide and weigh over a ton.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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According to researchers, the interdune barking gecko lives alone in burrows beginning from a very young age.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Features of the mansion and the other priciest metro Phoenix houses to sell in include a 20-car garage, billiards room, pool with a slide and leathered granite countertops.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the law doesn’t address similar facilities like screen houses and hoop houses, which feature a metal frame with plastic sheets.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Dens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dens. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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